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NU 170/ NU170 Exam 4– Maternal-Child Nursing Review | Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A

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NU 170/ NU170 Exam 4– Maternal-Child Nursing Review | Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION Early postpartum hemorrhage occurs within 24 hours of birth QUESTION Late postpartum hemorrhage Answer: after 24 hours, up to 6 weeks postpartum QUESTION S/S of hemorrhage Answer: Tachycardia (first sign) Falling systolic blood pressure (late sign) Increased RR Cold, clammy skin QUESTION Atony Answer: Absence or lack of usual muscle tone. (soft/boggy uterus, most common cause of hemorrhage) QUESTION Hematoma Answer: a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues. QUESTION Puerperal infection Answer: infection or septicemia of the genital tract after delivery QUESTION Thromboembolism Answer: a piece of detached blood clot (embolus) blocking a distant blood vessel QUESTION Oxytocin (Pitocin) Answer: Causes uterus to contract QUESTION Cytotec (misoprostol) (rectal) Answer: Increases uterine tone QUESTION Methergine (Methylergonovine) Answer: Vasocinstrictor QUESTION Hemabate (Carboprost) Answer: Promotes clotting factors but causes explosive diarrhea QUESTION superficial vein thrombosis Answer: formation of a thrombus in a superficial vein, usually the greater or lesser saphenous vein QUESTION deep vein thrombosis (DVT) Answer: blood clot (thrombus) forms in a large vein, usually in a lower limb QUESTION pulmonary embolism A blood clot that breaks off from a large vein and travels to the blood vessels of the lung, causing obstruction of blood flow.

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NUl 170/l NU170l Examl 4–l Maternal-Childl
Nursingl Reviewl |l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A


Q:l Earlyl postpartuml hemorrhage
Answer:
occursl withinl 24l hoursl ofl birth



Q:l Latel postpartuml hemorrhage
Answer:
afterl 24l hours,l upl tol 6l weeksl postpartum



Q:l S/Sl ofl hemorrhage
Answer:
Tachycardial (firstl sign)l
Fallingl systolicl bloodl pressurel (latel sign)l
Increasedl RR
Cold,l clammyl skin



Q:l Atony
Answer:
Absencel orl lackl ofl usuall musclel tone.l (soft/boggyl uterus,l mostl commonl causel ofl
hemorrhage)

,Q:l Hematoma
Answer:
al solidl swellingl ofl clottedl bloodl withinl thel tissues.



Q:l Puerperall infection
Answer:
infectionl orl septicemial ofl thel genitall tractl afterl delivery



Q:l Thromboembolism
Answer:
al piecel ofl detachedl bloodl clotl (embolus)l blockingl al distantl bloodl vessel



Q:l Oxytocinl (Pitocin)
Answer:
Causesl uterusl tol contract



Q:l Cytotecl (misoprostol)l (rectal)
Answer:
Increasesl uterinel tone



Q:l Metherginel (Methylergonovine)
Answer:
Vasocinstrictor

, Q:l Hemabatel (Carboprost)
Answer:
Promotesl clottingl factorsl butl causesl explosivel diarrhea



Q:l superficiall veinl thrombosis
Answer:
formationl ofl al thrombusl inl al superficiall vein,l usuallyl thel greaterl orl lesserl saphenousl
vein



Q:l deepl veinl thrombosisl (DVT)
Answer:
bloodl clotl (thrombus)l formsl inl al largel vein,l usuallyl inl al lowerl limb



Q:l pulmonaryl embolism
Answer:
Al bloodl clotl thatl breaksl offl froml al largel veinl andl travelsl tol thel bloodl vesselsl ofl thel
lung,l causingl obstructionl ofl bloodl flow.



Q:l venousl thrombosis
Answer:
bloodl clotl inl al vein



Q:l Mastitis
Answer:
Infection/inflammationl ofl thel breast

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