OB 1 Kenobi Flashcards
What is the “count to 10 method?”
Perception of 10 fetal movements over 2 hours
or
Perception of 4 fetal movements over 1 hour (while mother is at rest)
What testing should be done at 15-20 weeks gestation? (during 2nd trimester)
Invasive Dx Testing
- Amniocentesis (genetic material from amniotic fluid is extracted, risk of miscarriage is 0.6%)
When does the baby drop in fundal height?
36-38 weeks
Describe Hegar’s Sign
(normal pregnancy PE finding)
Softening of uterine isthmus
6-8 weeks gestation
What is Nagele’s rule?
Used to calculate Expected Date of Confinement (EDC)
- Add 7 days to LMP
- Subtract 3 months
Define 3rd trimester
29-40 weeks (12 weeks)
When should a woman start taking prenatal vitamins?
3 months prior to conceiving
Define post-term infant
Live born birth AFTER 42 weeks gestation
(perinatal mortality (death of fetus or neonate) increases as gestation advances beyond due date)
At 12 weeks, what anatomical landmark is the fundal height?
pubic symphysis
An US completed at the initial OB visit can do what 2 things?
- Establish/Confirm EDC
- Detect fetal heart activity at 5-6 weeks gestation
How is gestational age calculated?
Age of fetus calculated from 1st day of LMP
(includes 2 weeks when woman is not pregnant)
What murmur is seen in pregnancy and totally normal for pregnancy?
Systolic ejection murmur
What is the total weight gain for pregnancy?
25-35 lbs
Define neonate
Live born birth –> 28 days old
Describe Goodell’s sign
(normal pregnancy PE finding)
Softening of cervix
4-6 weeks
Define 2nd trimester
13 - 28 weeks (16 weeks)
- Most home pregnancy tests are + by the time of a missed menses (+/- 1 week), HCG is approximately what??
- HCG is produced by what? Rises exponentially for how many weeks before it plateaus?
- Corpus luteum produces what hormone until how many weeks post-fertilization?
- 25
- placenta / 10 weeks
- progesterone till 6 weeks, then placenta takes over