s/s of pregnancy

Question 1

3 Signs of Pregnancy

Answer 1

Probable, Presumptive and positive

Question 2

Presumptive Sign

Answer 2

felt by woman; another condition can possibly cause symptoms

Question 3

Probable SIgn

Answer 3

detected through trained examination by HCP; another condition can possibly cause symptoms

Question 4

Positive Sign

Answer 4

felt or observed by the examiner; undeniable

Question 5

Examples of Presumptive Signs of pregnancy

Answer 5

Amenorrhea
Nausea and vomiting
Fatigue
Urinary frequency
Breast Skin changes/ tenderness
Vaginal Cervical Color Changes
Quickening - Fetal Movement - butterflies

Question 6

Examples of Probable Sign’s of pregnancy

Answer 6

High levels of hcg - could by hydatidiform mole→ cancerogenous.
Abdominal Enlargement- could be weight gain
Cervical Softening
Changes in the Uterus
Positive pregnancy Tests - Anticonvulsants may cause false-positive pregnancy test esults
Goodells’s sign- a softened cervix and vagina.
Chadwick’s sign- purplish or bluish discoloration of the cervix and vagina.
Hegar’s sign

Question 7

Examples of positive Signs of pregnancy

Answer 7

Hearing a fetal heart rate
VIsualization on ultrasound
Fetal movements

Question 8

Hegar’s sign

Answer 8

The softening of the lower uterine segment

Question 9

Goodells’s sign

Answer 9

a softened cervix and vagina.

Question 10

Chadwick’s sign

Answer 10

purplish or bluish discoloration of the cervix and vagina.

Question 11

The nurse teaches a pregnant woman about the presumptive, probable, and positive signs of pregnancy. The woman demonstrates understanding of the nurses instructions if she states that a positive sign of pregnancy is:

Answer 11

as hearing the fetal heartbeat or palpating fetal movement.