Obstetrics Test Flashcards
Immediately following delivery of the baby, the new mother’s breasts produce _________________, a thin yellowish fluid that contains extra calories and protein, as well as important antibodies
colostrum
Colostrum is usually secreted for ______ to _____ days after birth and is then replaced by the mother’s breast milk
2-3 days
______________________ requires the mother to take in extra calories and fluids
Breastfeeding
5 elements of assessment in the APGAR test
- appearance
- pulse rate
- grimace
- activity
- respiratory effort
BUBBLEHE
- breasts
- uterus
- bladder
- bowel
- lochia/labia
- episiotomy
- hemmorhoid/homan’s sign
- emotional status
In terms of episiotomy or c-section incision assessment, what does REEDA stand for
Redness –inflammation, Ecchymosis –bruising, Edema –swelling, Discharge –from incision, Approximation of suture line
BABY BLUES? POST PARTUM DEPRESSION? OR POST PARTUM PSYCHOSIS?
- fatigue, anxiety, restlessness, sadness, let-down feeling
- lasts about 2 weeks
BABY BLUES
BABY BLUES? POST PARTUM DEPRESSION? OR POST PARTUM PSYCHOSIS?
- more serious, intense and persistent. Mother is unable to feel the love for her infant, irritable, guilt, sense of loss of self
- 2 categories: Moderate and Intense
POST PARTUM DEPRESSION
BABY BLUES? POST PARTUM DEPRESSION? OR POST PARTUM PSYCHOSIS?
- Feelings of harming the baby
- hallucinations
- Most severe type
POST PARTUM PSYCHOSIS
- Refers to gestational age
- Measured from the top of the symphysis pubis to the top of the uterine fundus
FUNDAL HEIGHT
- 20 cm=20 weeks; 10cm=10 weeks
FUNDAL HEIGHT
(1st day of last menstrual period (LMP) subtract 3 months and add 7 days.
Naegle’s Rule
HELLP
Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low Platelet count
TORCH
Toxoplasmosis Other – Hep A or B, Group B, Varicella, HIV Rubella (German Measles) CMV (Cytomegalovirus) Herpes Simplex (HSV 2)
this is is a complication of preeclampsia/eclampsia that includes liver damage
HELLP
PIH
Pregnancy Induced Hypertension