NSG124 Exam -Questions with Complete Solutions
Abortion Is the medical term for any interruption of a pregnancy before a fetus is viable.
Elective abortion Is the planned medical termination of a pregnancy. When the
interruption occurs spontaneously, it is clearer to refer to it as a miscarriage.
Spontaneous miscarriage is an early miscarriage if it occurs before week 16 of pregnancy
and a late miscarriage if it occurs between weeks 16 and 24.
1. Abnormal fetal developments
2. Implantation abnormalities
3. Corpus luteum on the ovary fails to produce enough progesterone
4. Systemic infection in a woman
5. Ingestion of a teratogenic drug Causes of Spontaneous miscarriage
Threatened miscarriage begin as vaginal bleeding, initially only scant and usually bright
red. A woman may notice slight cramping, but no cervical dilatation
Imminent miscarriage A threatened miscarriage becomes an blank miscarriage if uterine
contractions and cervical dilation occur.
Complete miscarriage the entire products of conception (fetus, membranes, and
placenta) are expelled spontaneously without any assistance
Incomplete miscarriage some, but not all, of the products of conception have been
passed; retained products may be part of the fetus, placenta or membranes
Abortion Is the medical term for any interruption of a pregnancy before a fetus is viable.
Elective abortion Is the planned medical termination of a pregnancy. When the
interruption occurs spontaneously, it is clearer to refer to it as a miscarriage.
Spontaneous miscarriage is an early miscarriage if it occurs before week 16 of pregnancy
and a late miscarriage if it occurs between weeks 16 and 24.
1. Abnormal fetal developments
2. Implantation abnormalities
3. Corpus luteum on the ovary fails to produce enough progesterone
4. Systemic infection in a woman
5. Ingestion of a teratogenic drug Causes of Spontaneous miscarriage
Threatened miscarriage begin as vaginal bleeding, initially only scant and usually bright
red. A woman may notice slight cramping, but no cervical dilatation
Imminent miscarriage A threatened miscarriage becomes an blank miscarriage if uterine
contractions and cervical dilation occur.
Complete miscarriage the entire products of conception (fetus, membranes, and
placenta) are expelled spontaneously without any assistance
Incomplete miscarriage some, but not all, of the products of conception have been
passed; retained products may be part of the fetus, placenta or membranes
