Test 2 Flashcards
What are the 4 main hypertensive disorders of pregnancy?
Chronic hypertension
Gestational hypertension
Preeclamsia
Eclampia
What is considered chronic hypertension in pregnancy?
high blood pressure that was diagnosed before pregnancy or before 20 weeks gestation.
What is gestational hypertension?
This type of hypertension is blood pressure elevation (140/90 mm Hg or greater) with an onset after 20 weeks gestation.
There is no proteinuria or multiple organ system involvement with gestational hypertension.
When will gestational hypertension go away?
Gestational hypertension returns to normal within 6 weeks postpartum.
What is preeclampsia?
Preeclampsia is new onset hypertension (140/90 mm Hg on two or more occasions at least 4 hours apart) typically diagnosed after 20 weeks gestation that usually, but not always, includes the presence of proteinuria.
Multiple organ systems are involved in the pathophysiology.
What is eclampsia?
reeclampsia becomes eclampsia at the onset of a seizure secondary to preeclampsia
What is HELLP syndrome?
HELLP syndrome is a severe manifestation of a patient with preeclampsia in which multiple organs become severely affected by the disease process.
HELLP syndrome is usually associated with severe preeclampsia and is the laboratory diagnosis of Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes (AST/ALT), and Low Platelets
All patients that have HELLP syndrome have ____________, but not all those that have _______________ have HELLP syndrome.
All patients that have HELLP syndrome have preeclampsia, but not all those that have preeclampsia have HELLP syndrome.
What is atypical HELLP syndrome?
HELLP syndrome where blood pressure is not severely elevated
What are the risk factors for preclampsia?
Maternal age >35 year
Chronic hypertension
Nulliparity
Assisted reproductive technology
Kidney disease
Preeclampsia in a previous pregnancy
Diabetes
Pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) >30
A protein to creatine ratio of __________ diagnoses preclampsia.
0.3 or greater
What does VEAL CHOP stand for?
V: Variability
E: Earlies
A: Accelerations
L: Lates
C: Chord Compression
H: Head entering birth canal
O: Ok!
P: Problem (or perfusion)
Fetal Assessment:
What is a category one?
1 is good, no ominous decels
Baseline rate is 110-160
Fetal Assessment:
What is category two?
2 had variability, recurrent lates (basically what doesn’t fit into 1 or 3)
Fetal Assessment:
What is category 3?
Baby needs to be delivered
Absent baseline variability with recurrent lates, variable decels or bradycardia
Sinusoidal pattern
Internal monitors are contraindicated in?
Both HIV and Hep B + moms
What are the cons to internal fetal monitors?
Membrane must be ruptured
Cervix must be 2 cm dilated
What are some of the appropriate nursing interventions for interpreting a fetal monitoring strip?
Have mom change positions
Perfusion
IV fluids
Oxytocin
Oxygen (placebo effect)
Amnioinfusion
In the first stage of labor, what is the difference between latent and active labor?
Latent means mom is 0-5cm dilated, contractions are mild (5-15 min), may experience ‘bloody show’, contractions can go away with comfort measures
Active means cervical change to 6-10 cm dilated, contractions every 2-3 min and very strong, pressure in rectum and urge to push present, membrane rupture
What is the second stage of labor?
Full dilation to the birth of the baby
What is the third stage of labor?
Birth of baby until birth of placenta
What is the fourth stage of labor?
Delivery of placeta to maternal stabilization of bleeding/uterine involution
How often should you check a laboring mom’s temp?
Q2
If fetal tachycardia is present, what is the first assessment that should be performed?
Maternal temperature check
If membrane rupture occurs, whether artificial or natural and a huge amount of fluid is lost, what is the concern?
If the baby is large AND a huge loss of fluid occurs, cord compression can be an issue
What is uterine involution?
How long it takes a uterus to return to pre-pregnancy.
Normally takes around 6 weeks.
A full bladder post labor can cause?
The uterus to become boggy
How often is a fundal assessment performed post delivery?
Every 15 minutes
During a post delivery fundal assessment, if the fundus goes to the right it could indicate what? What about to the left?
To the right: a clot
To the left: Full bladder
How often should a baby be breastfed?
Every 2-3 hours
When should a post partum mom expect her period to return?
Breastfeeding: 6 months
Bottle fed: 6/8 weeks
When do pregnant women receive the RhoGram injection?
at 28 weeks, and again after birth if Rh+ baby and bleeding occur
What are the measurements of the baby taken directly after birth?
Weight
Head circumference
Body Length
What are the newborn reflexes that are tested for at birth?
Sucking
Rooting
Palmer Grasp
Plantar grasp
Moro reflex
Tonic Neck reflex
Babinski reflex
Stepping
What percentiles qualify for appropriate for gestational age?
between the 10 & 90th percentiles
What are the expected reference ranges for measurements at birth?
Weight:
Length:
Head Circumference:
Chest Circumference:
Weight: 5.5-8.8lb, 2,500-4,000 g
Length: 18 to 22 inches, 45-55cm
Head Circumference: 12.6-14.5”, 32 to 36.6 cm
Chest Circumference: 12 to 13 inch, 30 to 33 cm