Pregnancy Flashcards
what prenatal vitamin should be taken to prevent nueural tube defects
400 mg folic daily
what is the best weight gain for healthy pregnant woman
25- 35 lbs
what should underweight pregnant pt gain
28 - 40 lbs
obese patient should gain only
11 - 20 lbs
what are the positive signs of pregnancy
palpatoin of the fetus by MD
US and visualazation of the fetus
Fetal heart tones
what are the probable signs of pregancy
Goodells sign (4 weeks) cervical softening
Chadwick’s - blue discolaration of the cervix
enalrged uterus
urine or blood test positive HCG
presumptive signs of pregnancy
amenorrhea
n/v
fatigue
breast enlargement
urineary frequency
all probable signs are
goodells, Chadwicks, hegar
quicking is considered a
presumptive sign
Urine serum pregnancy tests are considered what sign of pregnancy
probable
fetal hight at 12 weeks is at
rises above the symphysis pubis
16 weeks the fetus is
between teh symphysis pubis and the umbilicus
20 weeks the fetus is
level of umbilicus
Naegeles rule
LMP - 3 months + 7 days
The LMP month on the exam will either be January (01), February (02), or March (03)
LMP: EDD:
January October
February November
March December
what heart sound is normal in pregnancy
S3
chloasma and melasma is due to what
high estrogen levels
placenta prevdia is what
vaginal bleeding (bright red) without hypertonic tender uterus