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Mat&Peds Flashcards

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Occiput

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Top of head

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2
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In a vertex presentation, what is the normal presenting part?

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Occiput

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Hypotonic Uterine Contractions

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Slowing or complete arrest of progress of labor caused by weak or infrequent contractions of uterus.

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4
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Precipitate birth

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Unusually rapid birth

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5
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Nuchal cord

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Umbilical cord around the neck

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6
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Fundus

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Top of uterus

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Parity

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Communicates the outcome of previous pregnancies

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Midline episiotomy

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Incision is made in the middle of vagina opening, straight down towards anus

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9
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Thromboembolic conditions

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  • blood clots (thrombi) form in blood vessels
  • an embolus is a blood clot that travels through the bloodstream and blocks an artery
  • common cause of death in pregnant woman
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Test done before birth to determine maturity of fetal lungs

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L/S ratio

Lecithin-to-sphingomyelin ratio

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11
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ophthalmia neonatorum

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Neonatal conjunctivitis, also known as ophthalmia neonatorum, is a form of conjunctivitis and a type of neonatal infection contracted by newborns during delivery. The baby’s eyes are contaminated during passage through the birth canal from a mother infected with either Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis.

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12
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The nurse instills _______ointment into the eyes of all newborns just after birth to prevent _______.

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Erythromycin

Ophthalmia neonatorum

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13
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“Fencing position” under the radiant warmer would mean the infant…

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Extends the arm & leg on the side of the face points to and flexes the opposite arm & leg

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A positive Babinski’s reflex is considered?

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A normal reflex until the child is about 12 months -18 months of age.

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15
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A newborn with spina bifida occulta would present an evident sign of ?

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A dimple at the base of the spine on the infant’s back.

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16
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What helps with the absorption of Iron?

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Vitamin C

17
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Placenta Previa

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Condition in which the placenta is implanted close to, or covers, the cervical os

•painless

18
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A client comes in and says her water just broke. WHAT is it important to know?

A

The colour of the fluid

Is the baby moving ? (Normal is around 6 movements Q2H)

19
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Placenta abruption

A

Serious condition in which the placenta partially or completely separated from the uterus before the baby is born.

This can:
•deprive baby of Oxygen & Nutrients
•cause severe bleeding that is dangerous to both mom & baby

S&S:
•painful
•uterus is hard
•there may be blood

20
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What lab tests are done before babe can go home ?

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PKU & Bilirubin

21
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Gravida

A

The # of pregnancies the woman has had

22
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Nulligravida

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A woman who has never been pregnant

23
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Multigravida

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A woman who has had more than one pregnancy

24
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G
T
P
A
L
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G: gravida
•total # of pregnancies

T: term
The # of pregnancies that ended at term

P: preterm 
# of pregnancies that ended after 20 weeks & before end of 37 weeks gestation 
A: abortions 
# of pregnancies that ended before 20 weeks gestation 
L: living 
# of children delivered who are alive when Hx is taken
25
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When has the fetus reached term ?

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At or beyond 38 weeks gestation

26
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Anticipatory signs of labor

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  • lightening or sense that baby has “dropped”
  • Braxton Hicks contractions (false labor pains)
  • GI disturbances
  • expelling the mucous plug
  • Feeling a burst of energy
  • ripening (softening) and effacement (thinning) of the cervix
27
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Prodromal VS. True labor

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Prodromal:
•increase in Braxton Hicks without cervical changes
•can be uncomfortable

True:
•progressive dilation
•effacement of cervix

28
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Stages of Birthing

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1st: DILATION
•early labor (latent phase)
•active labor (active phase)
•transition (transition phase)

2nd: BIRTH
3rd: DELIVERY OF PLACENTA
4th: RECOVERY

29
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The “Four P’s” of labor

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Passageway

Passenger

Powers

Psyche

30
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The passage way consists of ?

A
  • bony pelvis
  • soft tissue of cervix
  • vagina

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