Medical OB/GYN Flashcards
What is the normal blood sugar level for an adult?
70 to 180 mg/dL
What is a delivery that occurs within 3 hours from onset of labor?
Precipitous Delivery
An abnormal implantation of the placenta resulting in a complete or incomplete coverage of the cervical opening is known as?
Placenta Previa (PREvents baby from coming out)
What anatomical landmark is known as the windpipe?
Trachea
Post partum hemmorhage is defined after what amount of blood loss?
500 mL
A decrease in HR and an increase in digestion are examples of what response?
Parasympathetic
Shoulder Dystocia where is the infants shoulder getting stuck?
Pelvic bone
What is the pediatric dose in a ped epi pen
0.15mg
What are the contraindications for a patient in anaphylaxis?
NONE
When evaluating a patients repiratory effort, it is important to note what two things?
Speech and posture
Where is the external urethral opening located on a woman?
Between the clitoris and the vagina
What is the only tissue in the body that is NOT considered connective tissue?
Nerves
How many sacral vertebrae are in the spinal column?
5
Between decorticate and decerebrate posturing, which of the two is the worst injury?
Decerebrate posturing
What is pain during menstruation known as?
Dysmenorrhea
Which Hepatits is not contracted via blood?
HEP A
Where is the fundus palpated in a pregnant patient?
Xiphoid process
If a baby ispresenting with head downwards, what do you do?
Proceed with delivery
Upon delivery, how do you suction a newborn’s airway?
Mouth first, nose second
What separates the organs of the throax from the organs of the abdomen?
Diaphragm
Activated charcoal works to __________ poisons.
ADsorb
What is a common cause of death in patients with dementia?
Aspiration pneumonia
Muscle tissue includes what?
Skeletal and cardiac
What is the outermost layer of the epidermis called?
Stratum Corneum
What happens to a pregnant females BP in the second trimester of pregnancy?
Drop in Sys and Dia by 10 mmHg
Why does carbon monoxide suffocate victims?
CO binds more tightly to hemoglobin than oxygen which prevents oxygen from binding.
Which diabetes is insulin dependent?
Type 1
Sx of hypoglycemia
Altered mental status, sweating, tachycardia
What are the three nerves associated with swallowing?
Spinal accessory nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve
What are three sx of false labor (Braxton-Hicks) contractions
Pain in lower abdomen, brownish bloody show, irregular contractions
What is the classic triad of preeclampsia?
Hypertension, proteinuria, edema/weight gain