OBN: Puerperium

Question 1

____ weeks is from the time of delivery is called puerperium

Answer 1

4-6 weeks

Question 2

Immediately postpartum, uterine involution weighs ____ grams

Answer 2

1000g

Question 3

2 weeks postpartum, the uterus weighs ___ grams

Answer 3

300g

Question 4

4 weeks postpartum, the uterus weighs ____ grams

Answer 4

100g

Question 5

1 week postpartum, the uterus weighs ___ grams

Answer 5

500g

Question 6

[Postpartum changes]

Vaginal rugae reappear but less prominent

Answer 6

3rd week

Question 7

___ is the term for scars on the hymen after dalivery

Answer 7

Myrtiform Caruncles

Question 8

[Postpartum changes]

proliferation of the vaginal epithelium begins; resumed ovarian estrogen production

Answer 8

4-6 weeks

Question 9

[Postpartum changes]

cervix thickens; endocervical canal re-forms

Answer 9

1st weeks

Question 10

[Postpartum changes]

uterine involution completes here

Answer 10

4 weeks

Question 11

___ refers to the lochia on the first few days, bloody

Answer 11

Lochia rubra

Question 12

____ lochia 3 to 4 days after delivery; pale

Answer 12

lochia serosa

Question 13

___ lochia on the 10th day; contains leukocyte, reduced fluid, white or yellow-white color

Answer 13

lochia alba

Question 14

Ovulation after delivery happens after ___

Answer 14

7 weeks

Question 15

___ refers to the retardation of involution during puerperium

Answer 15

subinvolution

Uterine subinvolution leads to postpartum hemorrhage

Question 16

What are the findings on the uterus during uterine subinvolution

Answer 16

1. Larger
2. Softer

than expected

Question 17

What are the causes of uterine subinvolution

Answer 17

1. Retention of placental fragments
2. Postpartum metritis - C. trachomatis
3. Aberrant interactions between uterine cells and trophoblast

Question 18

Fat solube vitamin that is low to absent in breast milk

Answer 18

Vitamin D

Vitamin K