NPWH Flashcards
PRESUMPTIVE signs of preganancy
Subjective symptoms reported by the patient
- amenorrhea
- breast tenderness, tingling, or enlargement
- areolar color changes
- fatigue
- urinary frequency
- n/v
- maternal perception of fetal movement
- skin changes such as linea nigra and straie
PROBABLE signs of pregnancy
Objective signs observed by the provider
- positive pregnancy test
- palpation of Braxton Hicks contractions
- increase in uterine size
- increase in abdominal
circumference - Hegar’s sign
- Goodell’s sign
- Chadwick’s sign
Hegar’s sign
softening of the lower uterine segment and cervical isthmus
Goodell’s sign
softening of the cervix
Chadwick’s sign
blue discoloration of the cervix and vagina
What are Braxton-Hick’s contractions
painless irregular contractions that do not cause cervical dilation
POSITIVE signs of pregnancy
those that confirm a pregnancy
- auscultation of fetal heart tones
- palpation of the ENTIRE fetal body by a healthcare provider
- palpation of fetal movements by the healthcare provider
- visualization on US of the gestational sac, embryo/fetus
____ sign of pregnancy: palpation of the ENTIRE fetal body by a healthcare provider
positive
Average length of gestation per Nagele’s rule
280 days
= 9 calendar months
____ sign of pregnancy: provider palpation of fetal movement
positive
Nagele’s rule
utilizing LMP
subtract 3 months
add 7 days
add 1 year
____ sign of pregnancy: patient perception of fetal movement
presumptive
____ sign of pregnancy: auscultation of fetal heart tones
positive
____ sign of pregnancy: amenorrhea
presumptive
____ sign of pregnancy: positive pregnancy test
probable
____ sign of pregnancy: provider palpation of increased uterine size
probable
____ sign of pregnancy: provider palpation of Braxton Hick’s contractions
probable
Between _____ to ____ weeks, the gestational age correlates with the measurement of fundal height in centimeters, within + or - _____cm
16-38 weeks
+ or - 3cm
Fetal heart sounds can be detected as early as _____ using a handheld doppler
10 weeks
Initial maternal perception of fetal movement within the uterus usually occurs between _____ weeks (quickening)
16-22 weeks
typically earlier for those who have been pregnant before
GTPAL: Gravida
number of pregnancies, regardless of outcome
if a woman is pregnant for the first time but carrying twins, she is still G1 because there are 2 fetuses but it is only 1 pregnancy
GTPAL: Term
number of pregnancies delivered at term > or = 37 weeks or weighing > or = 2500g
GTPAL: Preterm
number of pregnancies prematurely born between 20-36 weeks or weighing between 500-2499g
GTPAL: Abortion
number of spontaneous abortions, miscarriages, or terminations at <20 weeks or <500g