Test # 6 Flashcards
What is the most frequent cause of injury in pregnant women
Motor vehicle crashes account for about half of an injury sustained during pregnancy
What is apgar , what are its components, what is it used for.
It provides a good overall indication of the babies condition. The score should be determined at 60 seconds after birth and then repeated in four minutes. So we should be done at one minute and five minutes score following birth.
A-appearance P-pulse G-grimace A-activity R-respiration
What is the respiratory rate for a newborn
40 to 60 breaths per minute for a neonatal
How to relieve pressure off the vena cava on a pregnant woman
Elevating the pregnant patients right hip shifts the weight of the uterus off the vena cava.
Different situations that pre-disposed of person to a spontaneous abortion
The cause is usually genetic, or it can be caused by uterine abnormality, infection, drugs, or maternal disease.
What is placenta previa and what is abruptio Placentae
Placenta previa- Is associated with the abnormal implantation Of the placenta over or near the opening of the cervix.
Abruptio placentae- It is a premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall prior to birth of the baby.
The difference between preeclampsia and eclampsia?
Preeclampsia occurs in the last trimester of pregnancy woman with a history of diabetes heart disease kidney palms or high blood pressure or the greatest risk. preeclampsia is characterized primarily as high blood pressure and protein in the urine.
Eclampsia is a more severe form of preeclampsia, And includes an unexplained coma or a new onset of generalized tonic clonic seizures.
How to transport a patient with kyphosis
A patient with severe kyphosis could be injured in forced to be Immobilized in the same fashion as a younger person. You must adequately pad all voids and not force the patient to conform to the board
Glaucoma
It is the second leading cause of blindness in the United States, it is a disease process in which the increase intraocular Pressure damage is the optic nerve and inhibits the capability of the eye to transmit visual information property. Some signs and symptoms are headaches and eye pressure
Cataracs
It is a clouding of the lens of the eye. The clouding can be slight causing some visual disturbance or significant severely obstructing light from entering the eye. Cloudy and blurry vision or signs and symptoms
The difference between a paraplegic and quadriplegic
What a paraplegic is a patient that displays paralysis from the waist down.
A quadriplegic is a patient that is paralyzed in all four extremities
How to position and obese patient
Tried to keep the patient upright or lowered to know more than a semi Fowlers position, and monitor the airway and breathing status
What is a artiervenous shunt
An AV shunt is used on short term hemodialysis patients or patients who have recently started dialysis.
