Pre Natal Care Flashcards
Fern pattern is seen on ____ days of the menstrual cycle
7-18th day
This is not a reliable indication of pregnancy until 10 days or more after the time if expected onset of ____
Cessation of menstruation
Fern pattern is dependent on the increase concentration of ___
Sodium chloride
Fern pattern indicates the presence of ___
Estrogen
Beaded pattern is found on _____
After 21st day
Beaded pattern is usually encountered during ____
Pregnancy
Beaded pattern indicates presence of ____
Progesterone
Characteristic during the first pregnancy
Changes in breast
The vaginal mucosa appears dark blue and congested
Chadwick sign
What are the skin changes in time of pregnancy
Increase in pigmentation
Abdominal striae
In what week does the uterus increase in size limited to AP diameter
1st few weeks
In what week does the uterus appears globular
12 weeks
In what week does hegar sign appears
6-8 weeks
This is the softening of the isthmus
Hegar sign
Soft blowing sign synchronous to the maternal pulse
Uterine souffle
Whistling sound synchronous with the fetal pulse
Funic souffle
What is the cervix change as pregnancy advance
Increased cervical softening
Perception of fetal movement in primigravid
18-20 weeks
Perception of fetal movement in multigravid
16-18 weeks
Fetal heart action in standard non-amplified stethoscope
17-19 weeks
Fetal heart action in doppler equipment
10 weeks
Fetal heart action in transvaginal
5 weeks
What are the sounds perceived by the examiner beside the fetal heart tone?
Uterine souffle Funic souffle Sounds from fetal movement Maternal pulse Sounds from maternal intestinal peristalsis
The ___ subunit of HCG is similar to:
Alpha
LH
FSH
TSH
HCG prevents the involution of corpus luteum as kt is the principal site of progesterone production during the ____
First 6 weeks
HCG is detectable in maternal plasma or urine by ____ after ovulation
8-9 days
The doubling time for HCG
1.4-2 days
The peak levels of HCG
60-70 days
Nadir of HCG
16 weeks
This can cause a false positive result in women testing for HCG
Heterophile antibody
Gestational sac can be detected by transabdominal sonography in __ weeks
4-5 weeks
Heartbeat can be detected by __ weeks
6 weeks
___ is predictive of gestational age within 4 days
CRL
CRL can be detected in utlrasound by __ weeks
12
Prenantal care should be initiated as soon as there is reasonable likelihood of pregnancy. T/F
True
What are the goals of prenatal care?
To determine the health satus of the mother and the fetus
To estimate the gestational age of the fetus
To initiate a plan for continuing obestetrical care
A woman who is not now or never has been pregnant
Nulligravid
A woman who is or has been pregnant, irrespective of the pregnancy outcome
Gravida