Reproduction Flashcards
What week can you detect a heartbeat on an ultrasound?
8 weeks
When does the spinal cord stops at end?
8 weeks
What week may you detect a heart beat with a doppler transducer?
10 weeks
What week is the genitalia different but easily confused?
10 weeks
When are the kidneys in position and the toes are distinct?
10 weeks
What week is the genitalia distinguishable?
12 weeks
When should you for sure be able to detect heart beat with doppler transducer?
12 weeks
When should the mother and examiner be able to feel the baby kick?
20 weeks?
When should the heart beat be detectable by a regular fetoscope?
20 weeks
When does the fetus become increasingly active and fetal movements become more progressive?
24 weeks
What is HCG and how does it determine pregnancy?
detecting the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a hormone produced by the placenta, in urine or blood, typically around 10-11 days after conception.
How do you calculate the estimated due date?
counting back three months and adding seven days to the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP).
How to calculate a due date?
counting back three months and adding seven days to the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP).
What does GTPAL mean?
G: ravidity: The total number of pregnancies, including the current pregnancy.
T: erm: The number of pregnancies that reached full term (37 weeks or more).
P: reterm: The number of pregnancies that delivered between 20 and 36 weeks.
A: bortion: The number of pregnancies that ended in miscarriage or abortion before 20 weeks.
L: iving: The number of children currently alive.