Med Terms #3 Flashcards
Test is Friday (Feb 9)
(Multigravida) ___ pregnancies
many
(Placenta previa) when the placenta covers the opening in the mother’s ___
cervix
(Preeclampsia) a condition in pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, sometimes with fluid retention and proteinuria (the presence of abnormal ___ of protein in the urine)
quantities
(Preeclampsia) a condition in pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, sometimes with fluid retention and proteinuria (the ___ of abnormal quantities of protein in the urine)
presence
(___) a condition in pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, sometimes with fluid retention and proteinuria (the presence of abnormal quantities of protein in the urine)
Preeclampsia
(Para) is the number of completed pregnancies beyond ___ weeks
20
(Placenta previa) ___ the placenta covers the opening in the mother’s cervix
when
(Fetus) an unborn baby, still growing and developing inside the uterus. In a fetus, blood flow through the heart and ___ is unique; this blood flow pattern will change in the transition from fetus to newborn baby
lungs
(___ previa) when the placenta covers the opening in the mother’s cervix
Placenta
(Preeclampsia) a condition in pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, sometimes with fluid retention and proteinuria (the presence of abnormal quantities of protein in the ___)
urine
(Fetus) an unborn baby, still growing and developing inside the uterus. In a fetus, blood flow through the heart and lungs is unique; this blood flow pattern will change in the transition from ___ to newborn baby
fetus
(Amniotic sac) the fluid-filled sac that contains and protects a fetus in the ___
womb
(Preeclampsia) a condition in pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, sometimes with fluid retention and ___ (the presence of abnormal quantities of protein in the urine)
proteinuria
(Gravida) is the number of pregnancies a woman has ___
had
(Para) is the number of completed pregnancies beyond 20 ___
weeks
(___) never pregnant
Nulligravida
(Placenta abruptio) A serious pregnancy complication in which the placenta ___ from the womb (uterus)
detaches
(Fetus) an unborn baby, still growing and developing inside the ___. In a fetus, blood flow through the heart and lungs is unique; this blood flow pattern will change in the transition from fetus to newborn baby
uterus
(___) the fluid-filled sac that contains and protects a fetus in the womb
Amniotic sac
(Para) is the number of ___ pregnancies beyond 20 weeks
completed
(Gravida) is the ___ of pregnancies a woman has had
number
(___) is the number of completed pregnancies beyond 20 weeks
Para
(Primigravida) first-time ___
pregnant
(Gravida) is the number of ___ a woman has had
pregnancies
(Amniotic sac) the fluid-filled sac that ___ and protects a fetus in the womb
contains
(___) first-time pregnant
Primigravida
(Placenta previa) when the placenta covers the opening in the ___ cervix
mother’s
(Placenta previa) when the placenta covers the ___ in the mother’s cervix
opening
(Preeclampsia) a condition in pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, sometimes with fluid ___ and proteinuria (the presence of abnormal quantities of protein in the urine)
retention
(Amniotic sac) the ___ sac that contains and protects a fetus in the womb
fluid-filled