Obstetrics & Neonatology Flashcards
1
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Amniocentesis
A
Done to test the fetal membrane or amniotic fluid that surrounds the unborn child by surgically puncturing and removing this fluid.
2
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CNA
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certified nursing assitant
3
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ED
A
emergency department
4
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ER
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emergency room
5
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ICU
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intensive vare unit
6
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OB
A
obstetrics
7
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OPD
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outpatient department
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OR
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operating room
9
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Peds
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pediatrics
10
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gravida
A
number of pregnancies
11
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para
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number of pregnancies resulting in birth
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G
A
gravida
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P
A
para
14
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G/P
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gravida/para
15
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EDC
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estimated day of confinement (due date)
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EDD
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estimated due date
17
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LMP
A
last menstrual period
18
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BOW
A
bag of water
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
A
postoperative
22
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amino-
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amniotic fluid or amnion
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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cephal/o
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head
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fet/i or fet/o
fetus (unborn child)
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gravid/o
pregnancy
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embry/o
embryo (first two months of gestation)
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gestation
pregnancy, development of a new individual from conception to birth
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lact/o
milk
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nat/o
birth
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umbilic/o or umbilicus
navel
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par/o
labor
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prim/i
first
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pseud/o
false
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micro-
small
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microcephalic
abnormally small head
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multi-
many
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nulli-
nullipara
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post-natal
after delivery
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pre-natal
before birth
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peri-
around
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dystocia
difficult labor
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dys-
difficult
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-tocia
labor
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-partum
childbirth
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postpartum
post childbirth
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-rrhexis
rupture
48
GTPAL
gravida, term births, preterm births, abortions, living children
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embryoid
like or resembling the embryo
50
false labor
pseudopartum
51
birth
para
52
after childbirth (in reference to the mother)
post partum
53
normal labor, childbirth
eutocia
54
nat
birth
