U-Wise 2 Flashcards
IUPC measures?
If contractions are adequate
What makes a good acceleration
More than 15 bpm lasting more than 15 seconds
Prolonged fetal tachycardia seen with
Maternal fever or chorioamnionitis
Variable deceleration shape
Rapid fall and variable upslope
Initial measurement to treat fetal hypoperfusion
Move patient to left lateral decubitus position, discontinue tocolytics, fluids
Why no methylgonovine in pt’s with pre-eclampsia or HTN
Vasodilator, can cause bleeding
Who can’t get Prostaglandin F2
Asthmatics, has a bronchoconstrictive effect
Low lying placenta w/ hx of c-section worry
Placenta accreta
Risks for retained placenta
Prior C section
Uterine leiomyomas
Prior uterine curettage
Succenturiate lobe of placenta
How is oxytocin administered to prevent uterine atony
Rapid infusion of a dilute solution (20-80 units)
Not an IV push
Suture to prevent uterine atony in surgery
B-lynch suture (uterine compression suture)
Complications of epidural
Spinal headache, localized back pain, and meningitis
Gentamicin gets what kind of bugs
Gram negs
Erythromycin good for
URIs
What increases risk of UTI post delivery
Indwelling catheter
What causes breast engorgement
Exaggerated response to lymphatic and venous congestion associated with lactation
Post partum fever spikes and normal exam, suspect?
Septic pelvic thromboembolus
First step in fever day 1 post c section
Chest xray (atelectasis)
What does preg class C mean
Animal studies have shown hard but no human studies have been done
Hx of psychiatric illness risk factor for
Post-partum depression (up to 1/3 of patients report a problem)
Most common SSRI adverse effect
Insomnia
SSRIs in breastfeeding
OK, is in breast milk but no detectable levels in infant
AE of SSRIs in 3rd trimester use
Agitation and poor feeding of newborn
When are symptoms of PMDD found
In luteal phase, absent in beginning of follicular phase
Post-partum pyschosis feature
Visual or auditory hallucinations
Tests to do in post term patients
NST and assessment of amniotic fluid volume
Post term pregnancies associated with
Placental sulfatase def, fetal adrenal HYPOplasia, anencephaly
Dx of post-term pregnancy based on
Establishment of an accurate gestational age
Amnioinfusion for
Repetitive variable decelerations
What do fetal dysmaturity babies look like
Withered, meconium stained, long nailed and fragile
Associated small placenta
Cardiac defects most common in what trisomy
21 (up to 50%)
Most commonly used cervical ripening agents
Prostaglandins