DMS 400 Lecture 21 Questions Complete Solutions

DMS 400 Lecture 21 Questions Complete Solutions

5% of patients after cesarean section develop __________
Correct Answers Abscess
Seroma
Hematoma

Acute Postpartum Hemorrhage Correct Answers Hemorrhage
within 24 hours postpartum

Bladder Flap Hematoma Correct Answers Complication of
cesarean section
A blood collection in the potential space between the bladder
and lower uterine segment (vesicouterine space/anterior cul-de-
sac)

Bladder flap hematoma usually occurs at the __________
Correct Answers Site of incision

Delayed Postpartum Hemorrhage Correct Answers Hemorrhage
2-31 days after delivery

Endometritis Correct Answers Inflammation/infection of the
endometrium due to RPOC or microorganism invasion

How common are puerperal infections? Correct Answers
Occurs in 6-8 mothers out of 100,000

How common is postpartum endometritis? Correct Answers
Occurs in 3-4% of deliveries

, How common is postpartum hemorrhage? Correct Answers
Occurs in less than 5% of deliveries

How long does the postpartum period typically last? Correct
Answers 6-8 weeks

Ovarian Vein Thrombophlebitis (POVT) Correct Answers
Inflammation of ovarian vein due to thrombus (blood clot)

Oxytocin causes the __________ Correct Answers Uterus to
contract

Postpartum Hemorrhage Correct Answers Blood loss of more
than 500 mL in vaginal delivery
Blood loss of more than 1000 mL in c-section delivery
Decrease in hematocrit

Postpartum hemorrhage is the cause of _____% of maternal
deaths Correct Answers 35%

Postpartum Period (aka Puerperium) Correct Answers Starts
after placenta is delivered and extends until anatomy and
physiology of mother has returned to pre-pregnant condition

POVT can be life threatening. Explain why Correct Answers
Clot from the ovarian vein goes to IVC, then the heart, then the
lung

Puerperal infections cause _____% of maternal deaths Correct
Answers 20%