NSG 3111 (questions well answered)
graded A+
most common cause of uterine subinvolution - ANS ✔✔placental fragments and infection
When should the uterus not be palpable postpartum - ANS ✔✔2 weeks
when are afterpains more common - ANS ✔✔large baby or multiple fetuses
When are prolactin levels highest? - ANS ✔✔first month after birth when breastfeeding.
What triggers the production of milk - ANS ✔✔estrogen and progesterone levels drop and reach
their lowest one week after birth, this triggers the production of milk
Caput Succedaneum - ANS ✔✔diffuse edema of the fetal scalp that crosses the suture lines.
reabsorbes within 3-4 days
Cephalhematoma - ANS ✔✔collection of blood between periosteum and skull bone that it
covers
does not cross suture line
results from trauma during birth
Subgaleal hemorrhage - ANS ✔✔bleeding into the subgaleal compartment
normal range for baby weight - ANS ✔✔2500-4000g
graded A+
most common cause of uterine subinvolution - ANS ✔✔placental fragments and infection
When should the uterus not be palpable postpartum - ANS ✔✔2 weeks
when are afterpains more common - ANS ✔✔large baby or multiple fetuses
When are prolactin levels highest? - ANS ✔✔first month after birth when breastfeeding.
What triggers the production of milk - ANS ✔✔estrogen and progesterone levels drop and reach
their lowest one week after birth, this triggers the production of milk
Caput Succedaneum - ANS ✔✔diffuse edema of the fetal scalp that crosses the suture lines.
reabsorbes within 3-4 days
Cephalhematoma - ANS ✔✔collection of blood between periosteum and skull bone that it
covers
does not cross suture line
results from trauma during birth
Subgaleal hemorrhage - ANS ✔✔bleeding into the subgaleal compartment
normal range for baby weight - ANS ✔✔2500-4000g
