Sir Jet MCN Post Partum Complications Flashcards
Excessive bleeding, typically from a ruptured blood vessel.
Hemorrhage
Lack of normal uterine muscle tone, leading to postpartum bleeding.
Uterine atony
Medication used to prevent or treat postpartum hemorrhage by causing uterine contractions.
Methergine:
Potential causes of postpartum hemorrhage, including excluding Sheehan’s syndrome.
tone, tissue, trauma, and thrombin,
A condition resulting from pituitary gland damage due to severe postpartum hemorrhage, leading to hormone deficiencies.
Sheehan’s syndrome
Rare but serious complication of childbirth where the uterus turns inside out after delivery.
Uterine inversion
Inflammation of the breast tissue, often caused by infection during breastfeeding.
Mastitis
Blood collection in the tissues around the vulva, typically due to trauma during childbirth.
Vulvar hematoma
Infection and inflammation of the lining of the uterus, often occurring after childbirth or miscarriage.
Endometritis
tear of the vaginal mucous membranes and skin of the perineum to the
fourchette.
First degree
tear of the vagina, perineal skin, fascia, levator ani muscle and perineal
body.
Second degree
- tear of the perineum, and reaches the external sphincter of the rectum.
Third degree
tear of the entire perineum, rectal sphincter, and some of the mucous
membrane of the rectum.
Fourth degree
is a disorder characterized by abnormal clotting throughout the bloodstream, leading to both excessive clot formation and bleeding tendencies.
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC):
refers to the delayed or incomplete shrinking of the uterus to its pre-pregnancy size after childbirth.
Uterine Subinvolution
