Terms Flashcards
anybody who is pregnant but before delivery
antepartum
during labor or stages of labor
intrapartum
after delivery- more short term
postpartum
period of about six weeks after childbirth during which the mother’s reproductive organs return to non-pregnant conditions
puerperium
total # of pregnancies; outcome doesn’t matter
gravida
of births > 20 weeks; when there has been a delivery
parity
pregnancy outside of the uterine cavity
ectopic pregnancy
abnormal conceptus, non-viable; exaggerated sx’s of pregnancy- high b-HCG
molar pregnancy
ultrasound has a snowstorm appearance; risk of choriocarcinoma
molar pregnancy
medical indication that mom would be harmed due to pregnancy
therapeutic induced abortion
placenta can detach from uterus causing extreme bleeding?
emergent induced abortion
type of abortion that is bleeding only, no loss of tissue and cervix is closed
Threatened abortion
type of abortion that has bleeding and cramping and the cervix is open
inevitable abortion
type of abortion that has bleeding and the cervix is open. POC still remain in utero
incomplete abortion
type of abortion that has documented pregnancy and all POC passed
complete abortion
type of abortion where there is retention of POC but no bleeding
Missed abortion
flattening of the cervix
cervical effacement
descent of the fetal presenting part (head) into the cervix
pelvic station
where can columnar cells and squamous cells be converted into one another? What is this area called?
at the squamocolumnar junction
the transformation zone
first period
menarche
heavy bleeding
menorrhagia
abnormal bleeding
metorrhagia
natural menopause
around 51 years of age
premature menopause
can be due to medication, surgery, starvation
lack of bleeding
amenorrhea
painful cramping during periods
dysmenorrhea
in 1st pregnancy/ pregnant once
primigravida
in 2nd+ pregnancy/ pregnant more than once
multigravida
no prior births
nullipara
1 prior birth (or pregnant for the first time)
primipara
2+ births (or pregnant for the second + time)
multipara
G-TPAL
G: total # of pregnancies
T: full term births 37+ weeks
P: Births 20-36w5d
A: spontaneous or elective
L: multiples count individually
what do you palpate during the rectovaginal exam?
the cul de sac and rectovaginal septum
what do you palpate during the bimanual exam?
palpate the uterine fundus (not palpable if uterus is retroverted)
Move finger into lateral fornices for adnexa- ovaries not always palpable
how long do you have to test blood for toxin?
24 hours
how long do you have to test urine for toxins in a sexual assault?
up to four days
cycles tend to regulate around?
year three `
> 35 days between cycles
oligomenorrhea
<21 days between cycles
polymenorrhea
