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VENA CAVAL SYNDROME DURING PREGNANCY. WHAT IS IT AND WHAT ARE NURSING INTERVENTIONS FOR RELIEF.
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WHEN THE PREG. WOMAN LIES SUPINE, THE ENLARGING UTERUS MAY PRESS ON THE VENA CAVA, THUS REDUCING BLOOD FLOW TO THE ATRIUM, LOWERING BLOOD PRESSURE, AND CAUSING DIZZINESS, PALLOR, AND CLAMMINESS
NI: HAVE THE WOMAN LIE ON HER LEFT SIDE OR BY PLACING A PILLOW OR WEDGE UNDER HER RIGHT HIP |
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POSITIVE SIGNS OF PREGNANCY AND EXAMPLES
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SIGNS THAT ARE COMPLETELY OBJECTIVE AND CANNOT BE CONFUSED WITH A PATHOLOGIC STATE, AND OFFER CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF PREG.
EX: FETAL HEART BEAT,VISUALIZATION ON US |
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HCG (HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPHIC HORMONE
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1ST HORMONE PRODUCED IN CHORION THAT HELPS SUPPORT THE CORPUS LUTEUM.
BASIS FOR PREG. TEST MAY BE CAUSE OF AM SICKNESS |
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HPL (HUMAN PLACENTAL LACTOGEN)
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ENSURES FETUS RECEIVES OPTIMAL NUTRIENTS
CAN BE USED TO DETECT FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION MAY BE RESP. FOR GD |
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ESTROGEN
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PRODUCED BY PLACENTA AT 8 WEEKS
HELPS BREAST/UTERUS GROW |
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PROGESTERONE
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PROD. BY PLACENTA AT 11 WEEKS
CAUSES VASODIALATION OF BLOOD VESSLES AND HELPS GET BLOOD TO FETUS (ALSO CAUSES VASCULAR DISORDERS IN PREG MOM) IT IS "THE PREGNANCY HORMONE" |
