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Teratogens - Medications - ✔✔Ace Inhibitors, Carbamazepines (anticonvulsant),
Cocaine, Warfarin (Coumadin)
When is the fetus more vulnerable to teratogen exposure? - ✔✔2-8 weeks; during
organogenesis
FDA 5 categories of safety - ✔✔A, B, C, D or X
A - least risk
X- most risk
IPV - Intimate partner violence - ✔✔Screening test done at each prenatal visit; ask the
patient if they feel safe
associated with poor outcomes for pregnancy
S/S of IPV - ✔✔Repeated non-specific complains, overuse of the healthcare system,
hesitancy, embarrassment, or evasiveness r/t history of injuries
BPP (Biophysical profile) - ✔✔"fetal physical examination"/ US and NST
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, Screening test done by ultrasound to determine fetal well-being; each category is
assigned a score of 2, 1 or 0 (8-10 is normal)
6, should be reassessed in 24 hours
<4, delivery should occur without delay
NST (non-stress test) - ✔✔Assess fetal well being by using ultrasound for fetal HR and a
toco on the fundus of the uterus to monitor contractions
Reactive NST - ✔✔Accelerations fo the FHR with fetal movement felt by the mother
ensures adequate oxygenation and intact CNS
Non-reactive NST - ✔✔No accelerations of FHR; may require acoustic stimulation
Additional testing required
preeclampsia - ✔✔Hypertension accompanied by proteinuria after the 20th week of
gestation
Decreased placental perfusion and placental hypoxia
s/s of preeclampsia - ✔✔Blood pressure > 140/90
Visual problems (seeing spots/blurred vision)
Edema (puffy face)
Epigastric pain
Low platelets
Proteinuria
Elevated AST/ALT (liver enzymes)
HELLP - ✔✔Serious complication of preeclampsia
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