S&S pregnancy Flashcards
amenorrhea occurs when there is increased levels of what?
increased HCG levels
the growth maintenance hormone
progesterone
N/V
begins when?
lasts how long?
how much (in %) experience it during pregnancy?
about 50%
breast changes (name 3)
tingling/tenderness
prolactin/milk producing
darkening/melanin to areola & nipple
urine changes in pregnancy
more frequency urination
quickening
when is it felt in primagravida? (range)
18-20 weeks
multigravida moms may feel quickening at what week gestation?
16 weeks
list the subjective(presumptive) signs of pregnancies
amenorrhea N/V breast changes urinary frequency quickening fatigue
probable (objective) signs of cervix
goodell’s
chadwicks
hegars
probable objective signs of pregnancy noted in uterus
fundus braun von fernwalds sign piscacek's sign uterine souffle braxton hicks contractions positive preg test palpation of fetal parts changes in skin pigmentation
at 10-12 weeks, where is the fundus located
above the symphysis pubis
at 20-22 weeks where is the fundus located?
at the umbilicus
sign-softening & enlargement at the implantation site
Braun Von Fernwald’s
sign-tumor-like enlargement at site of implantation
Piscacek’s
sign-soft, blowing sound of blood flow through the placenta
uterine souffle
braxton hicks contractions may begin at what gestation week?
28 weeks
give characteristics of brixton-hicks contractions
false labor painless&irregular can occur throughout pregnancy goes away with activity starts at 28 weeks