NSG 333 OB Exam 1 questions n
answers passed
G/P - correct answer ✔✔ Gravida(pregnancies)/Parity (births past 22 weeks)
G/P/A/L - correct answer ✔✔ Gravida/Parity/Abortion/Live
G/T/P/A/L - correct answer ✔✔ G = Gravida (pregnancies)
T = Term (38-42 wk)
P = Preterm (20-37 wk)
A = abortion (spontaneous or induced)
L = # of living children
Terbutaline - correct answer ✔✔ Adrenergic bronchodilator
usually asthma med
*prevents and slows contraction of uterus*
Betamethasone - correct answer ✔✔ Corticosteroid
increases surfactant production and lung maturity in preterm babies
Progesterone - correct answer ✔✔ Released to maintain pregnancy w/fertilized egg
Decreased to induce menses w/unfertilized egg
hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) - correct answer ✔✔ confirms pregnancy
8-10 after conception is detectable
, hCS/hPL - correct answer ✔✔ increases available glucose for fetus and prepares breasts for
lactation, acts as a growth hormone
insulin antagonist
Estrogen - correct answer ✔✔ promotes uterine growth and utero-placental blood flow
Wharton's jelly - correct answer ✔✔ Mucoid connective tissue that surrounds the vessels within
the umbilical cord to protect it
Congenital kidney issues in fetus may cause - correct answer ✔✔ miscarriage
(kidneys need to be able to produce urine to increase amount of amniotic fluid)
TAB/EAB vs SAB - correct answer ✔✔ TAB= therapeutic abortion
EAB=elective abortion
SAB= spontaneous abortion (miscarriage)
High # of pregnancies increases - correct answer ✔✔ risk of postpartum hemorrhage
uterus has been stretched and has difficulty returning to pre-pregnancy size
Term at ___ weeks; preterm at ___ weeks - correct answer ✔✔ (T) >/= 37 weeks
(P) >20 but <37 weeks
Signs of pregnancy - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Presumptive (felt by patient; eg morning sickness,
absent period)
answers passed
G/P - correct answer ✔✔ Gravida(pregnancies)/Parity (births past 22 weeks)
G/P/A/L - correct answer ✔✔ Gravida/Parity/Abortion/Live
G/T/P/A/L - correct answer ✔✔ G = Gravida (pregnancies)
T = Term (38-42 wk)
P = Preterm (20-37 wk)
A = abortion (spontaneous or induced)
L = # of living children
Terbutaline - correct answer ✔✔ Adrenergic bronchodilator
usually asthma med
*prevents and slows contraction of uterus*
Betamethasone - correct answer ✔✔ Corticosteroid
increases surfactant production and lung maturity in preterm babies
Progesterone - correct answer ✔✔ Released to maintain pregnancy w/fertilized egg
Decreased to induce menses w/unfertilized egg
hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) - correct answer ✔✔ confirms pregnancy
8-10 after conception is detectable
, hCS/hPL - correct answer ✔✔ increases available glucose for fetus and prepares breasts for
lactation, acts as a growth hormone
insulin antagonist
Estrogen - correct answer ✔✔ promotes uterine growth and utero-placental blood flow
Wharton's jelly - correct answer ✔✔ Mucoid connective tissue that surrounds the vessels within
the umbilical cord to protect it
Congenital kidney issues in fetus may cause - correct answer ✔✔ miscarriage
(kidneys need to be able to produce urine to increase amount of amniotic fluid)
TAB/EAB vs SAB - correct answer ✔✔ TAB= therapeutic abortion
EAB=elective abortion
SAB= spontaneous abortion (miscarriage)
High # of pregnancies increases - correct answer ✔✔ risk of postpartum hemorrhage
uterus has been stretched and has difficulty returning to pre-pregnancy size
Term at ___ weeks; preterm at ___ weeks - correct answer ✔✔ (T) >/= 37 weeks
(P) >20 but <37 weeks
Signs of pregnancy - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Presumptive (felt by patient; eg morning sickness,
absent period)
