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Q:l Ifl al patientl comesl inl andl theyl sayl theyl arel 12l weeksl pregnant,l andl theyl sayl
theirl lastl menstruall periodl wasl 6l monthsl agol whatl dol wel asl thel nursel needl tol check?
Answer:
keepl inl mindl tol doublel checkl howl farl alongl theyl arel whenl youl gol inl evenl ifl thel
motherl seemsl positivel youl needl tol check
Q:l Ifl yourl patientl saysl theyl arel 8l weeksl pregnant,l andl theirl fundusl isl atl theirl
umbilicusl whatl arel thel thingsl wel needl tol doublel check?
Answer:
-l Whenl wasl theirl lastl period
-l Lookl andl seel ifl wel canl getl al fetall heartbeatl becausel wel wouldn'tl necessarilyl expectl
thatl earlyl on
Q:l Whenl isl thel bestl timel tol accuratelyl datel al pregnancy?
Answer:
duringl thel firstl trimester
Q:l Whyl isl itl difficultl tol datel al pregnancyl afterl thel firstl semester?
Answer:
theyl arel scrunchedl upl inl thel wombl itl isl lessl accuratel andl thenl therel isl morel variationl
andl growthl atl thatl point
,Q:l Howl dol youl datel pregnancy?
Answer:
youl gol offl ofl thel firstl dayl ofl yourl lastl menstruall period
Q:l Whyl dol wel needl tol watchl ironl levelsl duringl pregnancy?
Answer:
momsl arel creatingl sol muchl morel bloodl volumel aroundl nearlyl 50l morel bloodl volume
Q:l Whyl dol wel needl tol watchl folicl acidl duringl pregnancy?
Answer:
itl decreasesl thel chancesl ofl havingl neurall tubel defectsl especiallyl ifl itl isl donel
preconception
Q:l Whyl dol wel worryl aboutl thel mother'sl calciuml duringl pregnancy?
Answer:
becausel moml isl buildingl al wholel otherl muscularl skeletall system
Q:l Whyl dol wel worryl aboutl mother'sl proteinl duringl pregnancy?
Answer:
becausel moml isl buildingl al wholel body
Q:l Whatl pillsl dol wel usuallyl givel duringl pregnancyl thatl mayl makel moml nauseous?
Answer:
ironl pills
, Q:l Whatl canl wel dol tol tryl tol helpl withl thel nauseal ironl pillsl mayl cause?
Answer:
Askingl moml tol tryl drinkingl itl withl orangel juicel tol helpl increasel thatl absorptionl andl
hopefullyl theyl willl holdl itl down
Q:l Whatl isl al presumptivel pregnancy?
Answer:
wherel moml mightl thinkl shel isl pregnantl butl herel arel otherl explanationsl forl it
Q:l Whatl arel thel otherl explanationsl forl presumptivel pregnancies?
Answer:
-l Breastl changes
-l Amenorrhea:l successionl ofl thel menstruall period
-l Nauseal andl vomiting
-l Urinaryl frequency
-l Fatigue
-l Quickening:l whenl moml feelsl likel therel isl al babyl movingl insidel her
Q:l Whatl isl amenorrhea?
Answer:
absencel ofl menstruall period
Q:l Whatl isl quickening?
Answer:
whenl moml feelsl likel therel isl al babyl movingl insidel her