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MT10 Pregnancy, childbirth & Paediatrics Flashcards

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Obstetrics

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Medical speciality concerned with pregnancy and childbirth

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Medical specialist concerned with pregnancy and childbirth

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Obstetrician

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Antenatal/Prenatal

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Pertaining to the period before birth

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Perinatal

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Pertaining to the time around birth

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Postnatal

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Pertaining to the period after childbirth

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The fertilisation of an ovum by sperm

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Conception

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IVF

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In vitro fertilisation (in glass) occurs outside the body

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Pregnancy begins when…

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The ovum implants into the uterine wall

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Ectopic pregnancy

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When a fertilised ovum grows outside the uterus

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An implanted ovum is called what

And what is it called after eight weeks

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An embryo

Fetus

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What does gestation mean

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The duration of pregnancy

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What is a trimester

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A period of three months – used as a division of time in the duration of pregnancy

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Abortion

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The emptying of the pregnant uterus before 24 weeks (when the fetus is considered viable i.e. capable of independent life)

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Spontaneous abortion otherwise known as

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Miscarriage which occurs naturally

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T.O.P

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Termination of pregnancy – an induced abortion which is a surgical procedure

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And incomplete abortion leave some part of the features for placenta in the uterus and may require

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An ERPC - Evacuation of retained products of conception

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Primigravida

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A woman who is pregnant for the first time

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Multigravida

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A woman that has been pregnant more than once

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Nulligravida

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A woman who has never been pregnant

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What is the membrane surrounding a foetus called

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Amnion

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The amnion is filled with

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Amniotic fluid

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Hydramnios

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The condition of excess amniotic fluid

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Oligohydramnios

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Scanty amniotic fluid

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Amniocentesis can be performed to

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Diagnose fetal abnormalities

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What is the chorion

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The outermost membrane surrounding the fetus. It is part of the placenta

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What is parturition

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Childbirth – the action of giving birth

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How do we define postpartum

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Period after birth

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What are Braxton Hicks

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False contractions of the uterine muscle during pregnancy

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normal childbirth

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Eutocia

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What does a tocograph do

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Monitors labour by recording uterine contractions

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What does cardiotocography do

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Monitors labour by recording uterine contractions and the fetal heartbeat

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What is the Apgar score

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An estimation of the well-being of a newborn baby

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Meconium

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The first stools of a newborn

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What is a Caesarean section

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abdominal incision to deliver a baby

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Primapara

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A woman who is giving birth for the first time

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Multipara

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A woman who has had more than one child

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Nullipara

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A woman who has never given birth

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What is a neonate

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Baby up to 28 days old

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What is the puerperium

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The first six weeks after childbirth

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What is the name for milk secreting glands

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Breasts or mammary glands

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Lactation

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The production of milk

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glastocele

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A milk cyst

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amni/

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amnion - Describing the amniotic sac or amniotic fluid

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episi-

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Vulva

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Nat/

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Birth

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mast/. Or mamm/

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Breast

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toc-

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Childbirth or labour

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pseudo-

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False

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ante- or pre-

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Before

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post-

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After

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-cyesis

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Pregnancy or pregnant

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-gravitate

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Pregnancy

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-para

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Given birth

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AN and PN

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Antenatal and postnatal

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CS

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Caesarean section

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IVF

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In vitro fertilisation

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SCBU

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Special care baby unit

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TOP

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Termination of pregnancy

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USS

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Ultrasound scan

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Albuminuria

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Presence of albumin (protein) in the urine

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Amniocentesis

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Puncture of the fetal sac

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Dystocia

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Difficult labour

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Eutocia

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Normal childbirth

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Natal

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Relating to birth

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Pseudocyesis

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False pregnancy

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Toxaemia

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Blood poisoning

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Ectopic

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Out of place or misplaced

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Oedema

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The excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues

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Describe breast

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Female milk producing glands

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Describe placenta

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Organ in uterus that connects fetus to mothers blood supply

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Describe uterus

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Organ in female pelvis where fetus develops

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Paediatrics

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Medical study concerning children and their diseases

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A medical specialist concerned with the medical care of infants, children and adolescents

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Paediatrician

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Congenital

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Born with, condition present from birth

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Acquired

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Developing after birth

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Hereditary

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Condition passed from parents to children

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Traumatic

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Relating to a physical wound or injury

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Enuresis

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Inability to control urination

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-iatr

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Medicine/physician/treatment

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