Lowdermilk Chapter 33 Postpartum Complications
sd sd sd sd
PPHsd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ PostpartumsdHemorrhage
-leadingsdcausesdofsdmaternalsdmorbiditysdandsdmortality
-
losssdofsd500sdmLsdorsdmoresdofsdbloodsdaftersdvaginalsdbirthsdorsd1000sdmLsdorsd
moresdofsdbloodsdaftersdC-sectionsd
-
Definedsdalsosdbysdasd10%sddecreasesdinsdhematocritsdbetweensdadmissionsdfors
dlaborsdandsdpostpartum
Early/Acute/PrimarysdPPHsd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Occurssdwithinsd24sdhourssdofsdbirth
Late/SecondarysdPPHsd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Occurssdmoresdthansd24sdhourssdbutsdlesssdthansd6sdweekssdaftersdbirthsd
-resultsdofsdsubinvolutionsdofsdthesduterus,sdendometritis
-retainedsdplacentalsdfragments
Brightsdbloodsd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ Arterial
-cansdindicatesddeepsdlacerationssdofsdthesdcervix
,Darksdredsdbloodsd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ Venous
-couldsdbesdfromsdvaricessdorsdsuperficialsdlacerationssdofsdbirthsdcanal
Whensdcansdexcessivesdbleedingsdoccur?sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Duringsdthesdperiodsdbetweensdthesdseparationsdofsdthesdplacentasdandsditssdex
pulsion/removal
-
duesdtosdincompletesdplacentalsdseparation,sdunduesdmanipulationsdofsdthesdfun
dus,sdorsdexcessivesdtractionsdonsdthesdcord
UterinesdAtonysd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Thesdgreatestsdrisksdforsdearlysdpostpartumsdhemorrhagesd(esp.sdwithinsdfirsts
dhoursdaftersdbirth)sd
-
occurssdwhensduterussdissdflaccidsdaftersddetachmentsdofsdallsdorsdpartsdofsdthesdpl
acenta
-hypotoniasdofsdthesduterussd
-uterussdfeelssdboggysd(soft)
WhatsdissdthesdleadingsdcausesdofsdearlysdPPH?sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Uterinesdatony
,CausessdofsdUterinesdAtonysd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Overdistendedsduterus
-Traumaticsdbirth
-Highsdparity
-Polyhydramnios
-Fetalsdmacrosomia
-Mulitplesdgestations
-Magnesiumsdsulfate
-Rapidsdorsdprlongedsdlabor
-Chorioamnionitis
-Usesdofsdoxytocinsdforsdlaborsdinduction
-uterinesdatonysdinsdasdprevioussdpregnancysd
-anesthesiasdandsdanalgesiasd
-forceps-assistedsdbirth
-Vacuum-assitedsdbirthsd
-retainedsdplacentalsdfragmentssd
-inversionsdofsdthesduterus
-rupturedsduterus
-placentasdaccreta,sdincreta,sdpercreta
-placentalsdabruption
-placentasdprevia
, -uterinesdsubinvolution
RetainedsdPlacentasd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ -
Whensdthesdplacentasdhassdnotsdbeensddeliveredsdwithinsd30sdminutessdaftersdbir
thsddespitesdgentlesdtractionsdonsdumbilicalsdcord
Whatsdissdthesdinitialsdmanagementsdofsdasdretainedsdplacenta?sd-
sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ -ManualsdseparationsdandsdremovalsdbysdthesdHCP
Whatsdcansdbesdusedsdtosddiagnosesdretainedsdplacentalsdfragments?sd-
sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ ultrasonography
PlacentasdAccretasd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Slightsdpenetrationsdofsdmyometriumsdbysdplacenta
-mostsdcommon
PlacentasdIncretasd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Deepsdpenetrationsdofsdmyometriumsdbysdplacenta
PlacentasdPercretasd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ -
Perforationsdofsdthesduterussdbysdplacenta
sd sd sd sd
PPHsd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ PostpartumsdHemorrhage
-leadingsdcausesdofsdmaternalsdmorbiditysdandsdmortality
-
losssdofsd500sdmLsdorsdmoresdofsdbloodsdaftersdvaginalsdbirthsdorsd1000sdmLsdorsd
moresdofsdbloodsdaftersdC-sectionsd
-
Definedsdalsosdbysdasd10%sddecreasesdinsdhematocritsdbetweensdadmissionsdfors
dlaborsdandsdpostpartum
Early/Acute/PrimarysdPPHsd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Occurssdwithinsd24sdhourssdofsdbirth
Late/SecondarysdPPHsd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Occurssdmoresdthansd24sdhourssdbutsdlesssdthansd6sdweekssdaftersdbirthsd
-resultsdofsdsubinvolutionsdofsdthesduterus,sdendometritis
-retainedsdplacentalsdfragments
Brightsdbloodsd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ Arterial
-cansdindicatesddeepsdlacerationssdofsdthesdcervix
,Darksdredsdbloodsd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ Venous
-couldsdbesdfromsdvaricessdorsdsuperficialsdlacerationssdofsdbirthsdcanal
Whensdcansdexcessivesdbleedingsdoccur?sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Duringsdthesdperiodsdbetweensdthesdseparationsdofsdthesdplacentasdandsditssdex
pulsion/removal
-
duesdtosdincompletesdplacentalsdseparation,sdunduesdmanipulationsdofsdthesdfun
dus,sdorsdexcessivesdtractionsdonsdthesdcord
UterinesdAtonysd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Thesdgreatestsdrisksdforsdearlysdpostpartumsdhemorrhagesd(esp.sdwithinsdfirsts
dhoursdaftersdbirth)sd
-
occurssdwhensduterussdissdflaccidsdaftersddetachmentsdofsdallsdorsdpartsdofsdthesdpl
acenta
-hypotoniasdofsdthesduterussd
-uterussdfeelssdboggysd(soft)
WhatsdissdthesdleadingsdcausesdofsdearlysdPPH?sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Uterinesdatony
,CausessdofsdUterinesdAtonysd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Overdistendedsduterus
-Traumaticsdbirth
-Highsdparity
-Polyhydramnios
-Fetalsdmacrosomia
-Mulitplesdgestations
-Magnesiumsdsulfate
-Rapidsdorsdprlongedsdlabor
-Chorioamnionitis
-Usesdofsdoxytocinsdforsdlaborsdinduction
-uterinesdatonysdinsdasdprevioussdpregnancysd
-anesthesiasdandsdanalgesiasd
-forceps-assistedsdbirth
-Vacuum-assitedsdbirthsd
-retainedsdplacentalsdfragmentssd
-inversionsdofsdthesduterus
-rupturedsduterus
-placentasdaccreta,sdincreta,sdpercreta
-placentalsdabruption
-placentasdprevia
, -uterinesdsubinvolution
RetainedsdPlacentasd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ -
Whensdthesdplacentasdhassdnotsdbeensddeliveredsdwithinsd30sdminutessdaftersdbir
thsddespitesdgentlesdtractionsdonsdumbilicalsdcord
Whatsdissdthesdinitialsdmanagementsdofsdasdretainedsdplacenta?sd-
sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ -ManualsdseparationsdandsdremovalsdbysdthesdHCP
Whatsdcansdbesdusedsdtosddiagnosesdretainedsdplacentalsdfragments?sd-
sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ ultrasonography
PlacentasdAccretasd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Slightsdpenetrationsdofsdmyometriumsdbysdplacenta
-mostsdcommon
PlacentasdIncretasd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
Deepsdpenetrationsdofsdmyometriumsdbysdplacenta
PlacentasdPercretasd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔ -
Perforationsdofsdthesduterussdbysdplacenta