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PROGESTERONE
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Progesterone lowers the respiratory threshold for CO2
* Difficulty breathing |
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ESTROGEN
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b. Estrogen
* Increases vascularity Causes engorgement and edema Nasal stuffiness and nosebleed can occur |
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Positive Indications of Pregnancy
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Auscultation of fetal heart sounds
fetal movement felt by examiner visualization of fetus with sonography |
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BRAXTON-HICKS
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Irregular, painless contractions
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HEGER'S SIGN
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Softening of the lower uterine segment that allows it to be easily compressed by the sixth week of pregnancy
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Chadwick's Sign
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Blueish purple discoloration of the cervis, vagina, and labia during pregnancy due to vascular congestion
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DIASTASIS RECTI
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separation of the longitudinal muscles of the abdomen (rectus abdominus) during pregnancy
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DIVISIONS OF THE UTERUS
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CORPUS - Upper division. The uppermost part of the uterine corpus, above the area where the fallopian tubes enter the uterus, is the FUNDUS.
Isthmus- the narrower transition zone, located between the corpus of the uterus and cervix. CERVIX - tubular "neck" 2-3cm in length. |
