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Question 1

miscarriage

Answer 1

spontaneous abortion that occurs naturally

Question 2

ectopic pregnancy

Answer 2

A pregnancy outside of the womb, usually in a fallopian tube

Question 3

Hydatiform Mole (Molar Pregnancy)

Answer 3

Abnormal development of the trophoblast, a placenta develops, but no fetus

Question 4

placenta previa

Answer 4

implantation of the placenta over the cervical opening or in the lower region of the uterus = bad

Question 5

Classic sign of placenta previa

Answer 5

painless vaginal bleeding in the second or third trimester of pregnancy

Question 6

placental abruption

Answer 6

Premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall after 20 weeks’ gestation and before the fetus is delivered.

Question 7

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

Answer 7

abnormal blood clotting in small vessels throughout the body that cuts off the supply of oxygen to distal tissues, resulting in damage to body organs

Question 8

Pre-eclampsia

Answer 8

When a pregnant woman develops high blood pressure and protein in the urine after the 20th week (late 2nd or 3rd trimester) of pregnancy.

Question 9

chronic hypertension

Answer 9

A blood pressure that is equal to or greater

Question 10

gestational hypertension

Answer 10

potentially life-threatening disorder that usually develops after the 20th week of pregnancy and is characterized by edema and proteinuria

Question 11

Antidote for Magnesium Toxicity

Answer 11

calcium gluconate

Question 12

eclampsia

Answer 12

most serious form of toxemia during pregnancy

Question 13

HELLP syndrome

Answer 13

hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets

Question 14

Rh incompatibility

Answer 14

A complication of pregnancy in which a mother who is Rh negative carries an Rh-positive fetus; under certain conditions, antibodies in the mother’s blood can attack the fetus’s red blood cells.