Reviewer #3 Flashcards
Sometimes called pernicious vomiting
Hypermesis Gravidarium
ASSESSMENT FINDINGS for Hypermesis Gravidarium
- Severe nausea and vomiting
- Elevated hematocrit
- Reduced serum levels of sodium, potassium, and chloride
- Hypokalemic acidosis
- Polyneuritis
- Weight loss
- Urine positive for ketones
Administer intravenous solutions like?
Ringers lactate with added Vit B
Sedative med for Hypermesis…
Phenobarbital
Antiemetic med for Hypermesis…
Chlorpromazine
The placenta grows on the back
wall of your uterus
Posterior placenta
The placenta grows on the front
wall of your uterus closest to your abdomen.
Anterior placenta
The placenta grows at the top of
your uterus.
Fundal placenta
The placenta grows on the right or
left wall of your uterus.
Lateral placenta
Premature separation of
the placenta.
Abruptio placenta
Predisposing factors of Abruptio placenta
high parity, chronic hypertensive
disease, pregnancy-induced hypertension, direct trauma, and vasoconstriction from cocaine use.
Which category of abruptio placenta has concealed hemorrhage
Partial and Complete separation
No symptoms apparent; diagnosis made after delivery
Grade 0
Minimal separation enough to cause vaginal bleeding and changes in maternal vital signs; no fetal distress or hemorrhagic shock
Grade 1
Moderate separation; evidence of fetal distress; uterus tender and painful on palpation
Grade 2