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Obstetrics & Neonatology Flashcards

1
Q

Amniocentesis

A

Done to test the fetal membrane or amniotic fluid that surrounds the unborn child by surgically puncturing and removing this fluid.

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CNA

A

certified nursing assitant

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ED

A

emergency department

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ER

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emergency room

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ICU

A

intensive vare unit

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OB

A

obstetrics

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OPD

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outpatient department

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OR

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operating room

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Peds

A

pediatrics

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gravida

A

number of pregnancies

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para

A

number of pregnancies resulting in birth

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12
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G

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gravida

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P

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para

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G/P

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gravida/para

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EDC

A

estimated day of confinement (due date)

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EDD

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estimated due date

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17
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LMP

A

last menstrual period

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18
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BOW

A

bag of water

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19
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C/S or C- Section

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Cesarean Section

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NB

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newborn

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PO or p/o

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postoperative

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22
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amino-

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amniotic fluid or amnion

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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cephal/o

A

head

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fet/i or fet/o

A

fetus (unborn child)

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gravid/o

A

pregnancy

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embry/o

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embryo (first two months of gestation)

28
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gestation

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pregnancy, development of a new individual from conception to birth

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lact/o

A

milk

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nat/o

A

birth

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umbilic/o or umbilicus

A

navel

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par/o

A

labor

33
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prim/i

A

first

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pseud/o

A

false

35
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micro-

A

small

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microcephalic

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abnormally small head

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multi-

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many

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nulli-

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nullipara

39
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post-natal

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after delivery

40
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pre-natal

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before birth

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peri-

A

around

42
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dystocia

A

difficult labor

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dys-

A

difficult

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-tocia

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labor

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-partum

A

childbirth

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postpartum

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post childbirth

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-rrhexis

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rupture

48
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GTPAL

A

gravida, term births, preterm births, abortions, living children

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embryoid

A

like or resembling the embryo

50
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false labor

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pseudopartum

51
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birth

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para

52
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after childbirth (in reference to the mother)

A

post partum

53
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normal labor, childbirth

A

eutocia

54
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nat

A

birth

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