Nursingl Reviewl |l Galenl (Latestl 2026/l
2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Earlyl postpartuml hemorrhage
Answer:
occursl withinl 24l hoursl ofl birth
Q:l Latel postpartuml hemorrhage
Answer:
afterl 24l hours,l upl tol 6l weeksl postpartum
Q:l S/Sl ofl hemorrhage
Answer:
Tachycardial (firstl sign)l
Fallingl systolicl bloodl pressurel (latel sign)l
Increasedl RR
Cold,l clammyl skin
Q:l Atony
Answer:
Absencel orl lackl ofl usuall musclel tone.l (soft/boggyl uterus,l mostl commonl causel ofl
hemorrhage)
,Q:l Hematoma
Answer:
al solidl swellingl ofl clottedl bloodl withinl thel tissues.
Q:l Puerperall infection
Answer:
infectionl orl septicemial ofl thel genitall tractl afterl delivery
Q:l Thromboembolism
Answer:
al piecel ofl detachedl bloodl clotl (embolus)l blockingl al distantl bloodl vessel
Q:l Oxytocinl (Pitocin)
Answer:
Causesl uterusl tol contract
Q:l Cytotecl (misoprostol)l (rectal)
Answer:
Increasesl uterinel tone
Q:l Metherginel (Methylergonovine)
Answer:
Vasocinstrictor
, Q:l Hemabatel (Carboprost)
Answer:
Promotesl clottingl factorsl butl causesl explosivel diarrhea
Q:l superficiall veinl thrombosis
Answer:
formationl ofl al thrombusl inl al superficiall vein,l usuallyl thel greaterl orl lesserl saphenousl
vein
Q:l deepl veinl thrombosisl (DVT)
Answer:
bloodl clotl (thrombus)l formsl inl al largel vein,l usuallyl inl al lowerl limb
Q:l pulmonaryl embolism
Answer:
Al bloodl clotl thatl breaksl offl froml al largel veinl andl travelsl tol thel bloodl vesselsl ofl thel
lung,l causingl obstructionl ofl bloodl flow.
Q:l venousl thrombosis
Answer:
bloodl clotl inl al vein
Q:l Mastitis
Answer:
Infection/inflammationl ofl thel breast