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20 Cards in this Set
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Hyperemsesis Gravidarum
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Severe nausea and vomiting with weight loss and dehydration. Cause unknown but might be due to increases HGT and Estrogen.
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Hyperemsesis Gravidarum - One major nutritional concern.
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Vitamin B complex and protein deficiency.
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Spontaneous Abortion
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Otherwise known as miscarriage. Natural termination of pregnancy before the fetus has reached viability.
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Reasons for Spontaneous abortion
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Nonrecurring genetic abnormality, Teratogenic agents, infection, uncontrolled diseases, obesity, environmental factors, maternal age, uterine anomalies.
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Spontaneous Abortion - signs and symptoms
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Vaginal bleeding, abdo pain, Incompetent cervix.
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Spontaneous Abortion - 7 Classifications
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Threatened, inevitable, complete, incomplete, missed, septic and recurrent
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Ectopic pregnancy
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develops as the result of the blastocyst implanting somewhere other than in the endometrium of the uterus.
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Reasons for Ectopic pregnancy
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Previous tubal infections, Previous tubal surgery, Hormonal factors, contraceptive failure, assisted reproduction, behavioral factors.
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Ectopic pregnancy - what is tubal abortion
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complete separation, the products of conception are expelled into the abdo cavity.
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Ectopic pregnancy - what is tubal rupture
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results from the uninterrupted invasion of the trophoblastic tissue or tearing of the stretched tissue.
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Ectoptic pregnancy - signs and symptoms before rupture.
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Abdominal pain, delayed menses, abnormal vaginal bleeding, absence of common signs of pregnancy, abdo tenderness.
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Ectoptic pregnancy - signs and symptoms after rupture.
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acute abdominal pain, referred shoulder pain, faintness, dizziness, signs of shock, afebrile state.
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Abruptio placentae
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the premature separation , either partial or total of a normally implanted placenta from the decidual lining of the uterus after 20 weeks
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Abruptio placentae - grading
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grade 1 - mild
grade 2 - moderate grade 3 - severe |
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Abruptio placentae - classification
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marginal or apparent
central or concealed missed or combined |
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Abruptio placentae - signs and symptoms
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dark vaginal nonclotting bleeding
abdominal or low back pain uterine hypertonus, tenderness or contractions fetal distress hypovolemia |
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Abruptio placentae - effects on the feotus
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fetal hypoxia
neonatal prematurity IUGR neurologic defects |
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Placenta previa
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the placenta attaches to the lower segment of the uterus, near or over the internal os.
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Placenta previa - classification
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marginal - with in 2-3cms of the os
partial - near and partially covering the os Total - completely covers the os |
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Placenta previa - signs and symptoms
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painless, bright red vaginal bleeding
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