Pathology

Question 1

amenorrhea

Answer 1

absence of menses; the first sign of pregnancy

Question 2

abortion

Answer 2

removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus

Question 3

miscarriage/spontaneous abortion

Answer 3

expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus

Question 4

abruptio placenta

Answer 4

separation of the placental lining from the uterus

Question 5

preeclampsia

Answer 5

hypertension, proteinuria; substance in placenta causing dysfunction in maternal blood vessels

Question 6

eclampsia

Answer 6

pre-eclampsia that has progressed to convulsions and shock

Question 7

ectopic pregnancy

Answer 7

pregnancy occurring outside the uterus; commonly in the uterine tubes

Question 8

placenta previa

Answer 8

separation of placenta with hemorrhage caused by placenta being implanted just over or near the top of cervix

Question 9

breech presentation

Answer 9

birth position in which the buttocks, feet, or knees emerge first

Question 10

dystocia

Answer 10

abnormal or difficult childbirth or labor

Question 11

respiratory distress syndrome

Answer 11

complication of premature birth; lungs have not yet matured

Question 12

spina bifida

Answer 12

incomplete closure of neural tube, leads to incomplete development of the spine; part of spine protrudes outside the back

Question 13

transient tachypnea of the newborn

Answer 13

periods of very rapid breathing, usually because of retained lung fluid; common in babies delivered by C-section w/o labor