NSG 333 OB Exam 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

NSG 333 OB Exam 1 QUESTIONS WITH
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G/P - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Gravida(pregnancies)/Parity (births
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past 22 weeks)
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G/P/A/L - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Gravida/Parity/Abortion/Live
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G/T/P/A/L - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔G = Gravida (pregnancies)
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T = Term (38-42 wk)
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P = Preterm (20-37 wk)
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A = abortion (spontaneous or induced)
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L = # of living children
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Terbutaline - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Adrenergic bronchodilator
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usually asthma med |\ |\




*prevents and slows contraction of uterus* |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Betamethasone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Corticosteroid |\ |\ |\ |\




increases surfactant production and lung maturity in preterm
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babies


Progesterone - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Released to maintain |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


pregnancy w/fertilized egg |\ |\ |\

,Decreased to induce menses w/unfertilized egg |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔confirms pregnancy |\




8-10 after conception is detectable
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hCS/hPL - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔increases available glucose for
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fetus and prepares breasts for lactation, acts as a growth
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hormone


insulin antagonist |\




Estrogen - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔promotes uterine growth and
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utero-placental blood flow |\ |\




Wharton's jelly - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mucoid connective
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tissue that surrounds the vessels within the umbilical cord to
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protect it |\




Congenital kidney issues in fetus may cause - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔miscarriage |\




(kidneys need to be able to produce urine to increase amount of
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amniotic fluid) |\




TAB/EAB vs SAB - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔TAB= therapeutic
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abortion
EAB=elective abortion |\

, SAB= spontaneous abortion (miscarriage)
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High # of pregnancies increases - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔risk of
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postpartum hemorrhage |\




uterus has been stretched and has difficulty returning to pre-
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pregnancy size |\




Term at ___ weeks; preterm at ___ weeks - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔(T) >/= 37 weeks |\ |\ |\




(P) >20 but <37 weeks
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Signs of pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Presumptive (felt
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by patient; eg morning sickness, absent period)
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2.Probable (observed by examiner; eg enlarge abdomen, positive
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urine test)
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3.Positive (signs attributed only to presence of fetus; eg fetal
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heartbeat, ultrasound) |\




Why are women more prone to yeast infection? - CORRECT
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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
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