MATERNAL - LEC 2 Flashcards
the most common type of jaundice in newborns is physiological jaundice.
PHYSIOLOGICAL JAUNDICE
jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes) in newborns that’s not related to normal physiological processes, such as the breakdown of red blood cells.
PATHOLOGIC JAUNDICE
9 REASONS FOR ABNORMAL/EXCESSIVE BLEEDING:
URPPT BISP
- UTERINE ATONY
- RETAINED PLACENTA
- PLACENTAL ACCRETA/INCRETA/PERCRETA
- PLACENTA PREVIA/ABRUPTIO
- TRAUMA
- BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDERS
- INFECTION
- SUBINVOLUTION
- PRE-ECLAMPSIA
is high blood pressure that begins after 20 weeks without problems in the kidneys or other organs.
GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION
a rare condition in which a pregnant or postpartum woman suddenly experiences seizures, is a medical emergency. It is a serious complication of pregnancy that can lead to injury or death of the pregnant woman and/or baby.
ECLAMPSIA
used in pregnancy primarily to prevent and treat seizures (eclampsia) in women with preeclampsia, and to protect the baby’s brain (fetal neuroprotection) in cases of preterm birth.
MAGNESIUM SULFATE
11 Signs and Symptoms of Magnesium Sulfate Toxicity
● hypotension
● areflexia (loss of DTRs)
● respiratory depression
● respiratory arrest
● oliguria
● shortness of breath
● chest pains
● slurred speech
● hypothermia
● confusion
● circulatory collapse
ADMINISTRATION OF MAG SULFATE
ORAL
IM
INTRAOSSEOUS (IO)
IV
DOSE OF MAG
for every 1 gram of magnesium sulfate, it contains 98.6 mg or 8.12 eq of elemental magnesium. Magnesium sulfate can be combined with dextrose 5% in water to make intravenous solutions.
