Path 222 - Week 11 - Pregnancy
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1. What does the Any pregnancy, regardless of duration, including present pregnancy
term gravida
mean?
2. What do the A person who has never been pregnant, pregnant for the first time and a person
terms nulligravi- who has two or more pregnancies.
ta, primigravida
and multigravida
mean?
3. What does the The number of pregnancies that have reached 20 weeks gestation regardless of
term para or par- whether the child was alive at birth or is now living.
ity mean?
4. What do the Nulli- A person who has not completed pregnancy past 20 weeks gestation.
terms nullipara,
primipara and Primi - A person who has given birth to their first child after 20 weeks gestation
multipara mean? regardless if they are currently alive.
Multi - A person who has given birth to two or more children after 20 weeks
gestation regardless if they are currently alive.
5. What is the term termination of pregnancy both spontaneously or intentionally before 20 weeks
abortion?
6. What is the age of 20 weeks
viability?
7. What does the Prenatal age of the developing fetus calculated from the first day of the pregnant
term gestational person's last menstrual period.
age mean?
8. Gravidity - Number of pregnancies including current on.
Term birth (37 wks or more)
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, Path 222 - Week 11 - Pregnancy
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What does the Preterm births (from 20 weeks up to 37 weeks)
acronym GTPAL Abortions/miscarriages (less than 20 weeks)
stand for? Living children
9. What are pre- 1. Ammenorhea
sumptive signs of 2. Nausea and Vomitting
pregnancy? 3. Breast changes - Tenderness and tingling
4. Fatigue and drowsiness
5. Frequency and urgency of urination
6. Quickening - fetal movement felt as a faint fluttering in the lower abdomen,
which could be first perceived at 16020 weeks gestation.
10. What are proba- 1. Goodell's sign: softening of the cervix
ble signs of preg- 2. Chadwicks sign: purple or blueish discoloration of the cervix
nancy? 3. Hegar's sign: Softening of the lower uterine segment
4. McDonald's Sign: The ability to flex the body of the uterus against the cervix.
5. Abdominal and Uterine Enlargement
6. Braxton Hicks Contractions: Irregular, painless uterine contractions that begin in
the second trimester.
7. Ballotment: A manouvre by which the fetal part is displaced by a light tap of the
finger on the cervix.
8. Fetal Outline: Via palpation by the twenty fourth week
9. Pregancy Tests
11. What are positive 1. Fetal heartbeat
signs of pregnan- 2. Identification of the embryo or fetus by ultrasound
cy? 3. Fetal movements felt by an examiner or ultrasounf
4. Uterine souffle: A soft blowing sound that represents blood entering dilated
arteries
5. Funic souffle: A soft swishing sound heard as blood passes through the umbilical
cord vessels
12. The corpus lutem (for the first 6 to 7 weeks) initially and then later the placenta.
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1. What does the Any pregnancy, regardless of duration, including present pregnancy
term gravida
mean?
2. What do the A person who has never been pregnant, pregnant for the first time and a person
terms nulligravi- who has two or more pregnancies.
ta, primigravida
and multigravida
mean?
3. What does the The number of pregnancies that have reached 20 weeks gestation regardless of
term para or par- whether the child was alive at birth or is now living.
ity mean?
4. What do the Nulli- A person who has not completed pregnancy past 20 weeks gestation.
terms nullipara,
primipara and Primi - A person who has given birth to their first child after 20 weeks gestation
multipara mean? regardless if they are currently alive.
Multi - A person who has given birth to two or more children after 20 weeks
gestation regardless if they are currently alive.
5. What is the term termination of pregnancy both spontaneously or intentionally before 20 weeks
abortion?
6. What is the age of 20 weeks
viability?
7. What does the Prenatal age of the developing fetus calculated from the first day of the pregnant
term gestational person's last menstrual period.
age mean?
8. Gravidity - Number of pregnancies including current on.
Term birth (37 wks or more)
1/9
, Path 222 - Week 11 - Pregnancy
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hlbdjy
What does the Preterm births (from 20 weeks up to 37 weeks)
acronym GTPAL Abortions/miscarriages (less than 20 weeks)
stand for? Living children
9. What are pre- 1. Ammenorhea
sumptive signs of 2. Nausea and Vomitting
pregnancy? 3. Breast changes - Tenderness and tingling
4. Fatigue and drowsiness
5. Frequency and urgency of urination
6. Quickening - fetal movement felt as a faint fluttering in the lower abdomen,
which could be first perceived at 16020 weeks gestation.
10. What are proba- 1. Goodell's sign: softening of the cervix
ble signs of preg- 2. Chadwicks sign: purple or blueish discoloration of the cervix
nancy? 3. Hegar's sign: Softening of the lower uterine segment
4. McDonald's Sign: The ability to flex the body of the uterus against the cervix.
5. Abdominal and Uterine Enlargement
6. Braxton Hicks Contractions: Irregular, painless uterine contractions that begin in
the second trimester.
7. Ballotment: A manouvre by which the fetal part is displaced by a light tap of the
finger on the cervix.
8. Fetal Outline: Via palpation by the twenty fourth week
9. Pregancy Tests
11. What are positive 1. Fetal heartbeat
signs of pregnan- 2. Identification of the embryo or fetus by ultrasound
cy? 3. Fetal movements felt by an examiner or ultrasounf
4. Uterine souffle: A soft blowing sound that represents blood entering dilated
arteries
5. Funic souffle: A soft swishing sound heard as blood passes through the umbilical
cord vessels
12. The corpus lutem (for the first 6 to 7 weeks) initially and then later the placenta.
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