Pregnancy Flashcards
Pregnancy testing positive when?
Urine - positive after 2 weeks
Serum - 9 days
Pregnancy trimesters
FIrst trimesters - until 14wk
2nd - 28 wk
3rd - delivery
Which position bad for pregnancy?
Supine b/c compression of IVC - supine htn
Which position good for pregnancy?
Semi-reclining position, frequent position changes, tilt pt to left
Ideal weight gain for non-obese pregnant pt?
25-35 lb, mostly maternal reserve and fetus
CV changes in pregnancy?
Plasma volume and cardiac output increased
Peripheral resistance and BP decreased
Respiratory changes?
increased minute ventilation, tidal volume
Reclining position can impair what in 3rd trimester
respiratory function
GI changes in pregnancy
gums hyperemic
decreased motility of GI tract
relaxed esophageal sphincter - GERD, risk of aspiration
Nausea/vomiting
When do pregnant patients get most nausea?
1st trimester
Advise patients to do what regarding vomiting?
1 tsp baking soda in water, after vomiting
don’t brush
Pregnancy gingivitis how common?
50-70%
Pregnancy gingivitis signs?
hormones cause hypertrophy of gums
inflammation and bleeding
Why does pregnancy gingivitis occur?
hormonal change causes shift in bacterial flora
Pregnancy tumor aka?
pyogenic granuloma
lobular capillary hemangioma
pregnancy tumor occurence rate? where?
10% women
inflamed gums in interproximal areas of max gingiva
Pregnancy tumor treatment?
most resolve, but if not then surgery