NSG 333 OB Exam 1 with correct answers
G/P - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Gravida(pregnancies)/Parity (births past 22
weeks)
G/P/A/L - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Gravida/Parity/Abortion/Live
G/T/P/A/L - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔G = Gravida (pregnancies)
T = Term (38-42 wk)
P = Preterm (20-37 wk)
A = abortion (spontaneous or induced)
L = # of living children
Terbutaline - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Adrenergic bronchodilator
usually asthma med
*prevents and slows contraction of uterus*
Betamethasone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Corticosteroid
increases surfactant production and lung maturity in preterm babies
Progesterone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Released to maintain pregnancy
w/fertilized egg
Decreased to induce menses w/unfertilized egg
,hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔confirms
pregnancy
8-10 after conception is detectable
hCS/hPL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔increases available glucose for fetus and
prepares breasts for lactation, acts as a growth hormone
insulin antagonist
Estrogen - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔promotes uterine growth and utero-
placental blood flow
Wharton's jelly - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mucoid connective tissue that
surrounds the vessels within the umbilical cord to protect it
Congenital kidney issues in fetus may cause - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔miscarriage
(kidneys need to be able to produce urine to increase amount of amniotic fluid)
TAB/EAB vs SAB - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔TAB= therapeutic abortion
EAB=elective abortion
SAB= spontaneous abortion (miscarriage)
, High # of pregnancies increases - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔risk of
postpartum hemorrhage
uterus has been stretched and has difficulty returning to pre-pregnancy size
Term at ___ weeks; preterm at ___ weeks - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(T) >/=
37 weeks
(P) >20 but <37 weeks
Signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Presumptive (felt by patient;
eg morning sickness, absent period)
2.Probable (observed by examiner; eg enlarge abdomen, positive urine test)
3.Positive (signs attributed only to presence of fetus; eg fetal heartbeat,
ultrasound)
Why are women more prone to yeast infection? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔change in vaginal pH
Colostrum production starts at - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔16 weeks gestation
Preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome and gestation HTN increase risk of -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔DVT, blood clots
These conditions decrease # of blood platelets, which causes body to respond
by increasing clotting factors to compensate
G/P - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Gravida(pregnancies)/Parity (births past 22
weeks)
G/P/A/L - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Gravida/Parity/Abortion/Live
G/T/P/A/L - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔G = Gravida (pregnancies)
T = Term (38-42 wk)
P = Preterm (20-37 wk)
A = abortion (spontaneous or induced)
L = # of living children
Terbutaline - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Adrenergic bronchodilator
usually asthma med
*prevents and slows contraction of uterus*
Betamethasone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Corticosteroid
increases surfactant production and lung maturity in preterm babies
Progesterone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Released to maintain pregnancy
w/fertilized egg
Decreased to induce menses w/unfertilized egg
,hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔confirms
pregnancy
8-10 after conception is detectable
hCS/hPL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔increases available glucose for fetus and
prepares breasts for lactation, acts as a growth hormone
insulin antagonist
Estrogen - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔promotes uterine growth and utero-
placental blood flow
Wharton's jelly - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mucoid connective tissue that
surrounds the vessels within the umbilical cord to protect it
Congenital kidney issues in fetus may cause - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔miscarriage
(kidneys need to be able to produce urine to increase amount of amniotic fluid)
TAB/EAB vs SAB - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔TAB= therapeutic abortion
EAB=elective abortion
SAB= spontaneous abortion (miscarriage)
, High # of pregnancies increases - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔risk of
postpartum hemorrhage
uterus has been stretched and has difficulty returning to pre-pregnancy size
Term at ___ weeks; preterm at ___ weeks - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(T) >/=
37 weeks
(P) >20 but <37 weeks
Signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Presumptive (felt by patient;
eg morning sickness, absent period)
2.Probable (observed by examiner; eg enlarge abdomen, positive urine test)
3.Positive (signs attributed only to presence of fetus; eg fetal heartbeat,
ultrasound)
Why are women more prone to yeast infection? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔change in vaginal pH
Colostrum production starts at - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔16 weeks gestation
Preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome and gestation HTN increase risk of -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔DVT, blood clots
These conditions decrease # of blood platelets, which causes body to respond
by increasing clotting factors to compensate
