Obstetrics and Neonatal Care Chpt. 31 Flashcards

1
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A premature separation of the placenta from the wall of the uterus

A

Abruptio placenta

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2
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The fluid-filled, baglike membrane in which the fetus devolps

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Amniotic Sac

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3
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A scoring system for assessing the status of a newborn that assigns a number value to each of five areas of assessment

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Apgar Score

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4
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The vagina and cervix

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Birth canal

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5
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A small amount of blood at the vagina that appears at the beginning of labor and may include a plug of pink -tinged mucus that is discharged when the cervix begins to dilate

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Bloody Show

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6
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A delivery in which the buttocks comes out first

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Breech presentation

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7
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Narrowest portion of the uterus that opens into the vagina

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Cervix

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8
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The appearance of the infant’s head at the vaginal opening during labor

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Crowning

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9
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Seizures (convulsions) resulting from severe hypertension in a pregnant woman

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Eclampsia

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10
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A pregnancy that develops outside the uterus, typically in a Fallopian tube

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Ectopic prgnancy

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11
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The fertilzed egg that is the early stage of a fetus

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Embryo

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12
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The lining of the inside of the uterus

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Endometrium

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13
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A condition of infants who are born to women who consume alcohol during pregnancy; characterized by growth and physical problems, mental retardation and a variety of congenital abnormalities

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Fetal alcohol syndrome

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14
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The developing, unborn infant inside the uterus

A

Fetus

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15
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The dome shaped top of the uterus

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Fundus

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16
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Diabetes that develops during pregnancy in women who did not have diabetes before pregnacny

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Gestational diabetes

17
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A sensation felt by a pregnant patient when the fetus positions itself for delivery

A

Lightening

18
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A delivery in which the presenting part is a single arm, leg or foot

A

Limb presentation

19
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A dark green material in the amniotic fluid that can indicate distress or disease in the newborn; the meconium can be aspirated into the infant’s lung during delivery; the infants first bowel movenment

20
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The passage of the fetus and placenta before 20 weeks; spontaneous abortion

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Miscarriage

21
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A woman who has had previous pregnancies

A

Multigravida

22
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An umbilical that is wrapped around the infants neck

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Nuchal cord

23
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The tissue attached to the uterine wall that nourishes the fetus through the umbilical cord.

24
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A condition in which the placenta develops over and covers the cervix

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Placenta previa

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A condition of late pregnancy that involves headache, visual changes and swelling of the hands and feet; also called pregnancy-induced hypertension
Preeclampsia
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A condition of late pregnancy that involves headache, visual changes and swelling of the hands and feet; also called preeclampsia
Pregnancy-induced hypertension
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The position in which an infant is born; the part of the infant that appears first
Presentation
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A woman who is experiencing her first pregnancy
Primagravida
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A situation in which the umbilical cord comes out of the vagina before the infant
Prolapse of the umbilical cord
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A developmental defect in which a portion of the spinal cord or meninges may protrude outside of the vertebrae and possibly even outside of the body, usually at the lower third of the lumbar area
Spina bifida
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Low blood pressure resulting from compression of the inferior vena cava by the weight of the pregnant uterus when the mother is supine
Supine hypotensive syndrome
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The conduit connecting mother to infant via the placenta; contains two arteries and one vein
Umbilical cord
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A delivery in which the head comes out first
Vertex presntation