The insulin requirements for most diabetic breastfeeding mom's is:
a. increased
b. decreased
c. same - Precise Answer ✔✔b
In a normal pregnancy, there is usually a physiologic drop in blood pressure to its lowest point in the
a. first trimester
b. 2nd trimester
c. 3rd trimester - Precise Answer ✔✔b
Which statement best describes the relationship between maternal and fetal hemoglobin levels?
a. Fetal hemoglobin is higher than maternal hemoglobin
b. Maternal hemoglobin is higher than fetal hemoglobin
c. Maternal and fetal hemoglobin are the same - Precise Answer ✔✔a
The cardiac output during pregnancy
a. decreases by 23% b. Increases by 30-50%
c. remains the same - Precise Answer ✔✔b
What class of antihypertensive medication is recommended in pregnancy since it has been shown not to increase the chance of new onset diabetes by improving sensitivity to insulin glycemic control?
a. Ace inhibitors
b. Beta Blockers
c. Calcium Channel Blockers - Precise Answer ✔✔a
An antihypertensive that Is contraindicated during the second and third trimester of pregnancy is
a. Ace inhibitors (Ex: captopril, enalapril, ramipril)
b. Calcium channel blockers (Nifedipine)
c. Combined alpha - beta blockers (Labetolol) - Precise Answer ✔✔a
The primary indication for the use of magnesium sulfate in preeclampsia is
a. lowering the blood pressure
b. prevention of HELLP
c. seizure prophylaxis - Precise Answer ✔✔c
A pregnant woman on a continuous infusion of Magnesium Sulfate for preeclampsia exhibits the following: Respiratory rare: 14 per minute, Deep tendon reflexes: decreased with clonus, absent mental status: awake and alert . The most appropriate nursing action is to a. decrease the infusion rate
b. discontinue the infusion rate
c. maintain the infusion rate - Precise Answer ✔✔b
Compared to the general population, woman with pregestational diabetes are how likely to deliver a baby with a major congenital anomaly?
a. 1-2 times more likely
b. 3-4 times more likely
c. 5-6 times more likely - Precise Answer ✔✔b
The tocolytic that is contraindicated in the diabetic woman is
a. Magnesium Sulfate
b. Nifedipine (Procardia)
Terbutaline (Beta - mimetics) - Precise Answer ✔✔c
Compared to the first trimester, the insulin requirements for the diabetic mother in the third trimester are a. greater
b. less
c. the same - Precise Answer ✔✔a