NRNP 6552 FINAL REVIEW Women’s Health

NRNP 6552 FINAL REVIEW Women’s Health Abdominal pain cause: round ligament pain Abortion, spontaneous: loss of fetus of less than 20-22 weeks. 25% of all pregnancies end in spontaneous abortion. AFP-all can cause increase in maternal AFP except: Meningomyelocele. (open neural tube defect, Down’s syndrome, underestimated gestational age). Amniocentesis: done @ 15-18 weeks. ART, Ethical testing with: can reject embryos affected by inherited disease. ASCUS: atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance. Asthma management: Beta 2 agonists, theophylline, epi, cromolyn & glucocorticoids ok to use. Asthma Bronchospasms improve during: 8-13 weeks gestation. Augmentation: Stimulation of uterus by external agent to enhance contractions. Biophysical profile. Fetal tone, breathing, motion, amniotic fluid volume, non-stress test. Bleeding, vaginal, painless, normal VS, normal FHT, soft uterus @ 37 weeks= Placenta previa. 3rd trimester bleeding = placenta previa Blood serum Hcg detects Hcg: 8-10 days after fertilization. BMI: increases 20-25% during pregnancy. Breastfeeding contradiction: early HIV infection in mother. Caffeine