Postpartum Hemorrhage Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

True or false. If a woman has lost < 500 mL of blood but is exhibiting signs and symptoms of shock, for clinical purposes, she is not experiencing a "hemorrhage". - False. Any volume of blood loss that causes the client to display S&S of shock is considered a hemorrhage. What is severe PPH? - >1000mL blood loss following a vaginal delivery When does secondary PPH occur? - Between 24 hrs - 12 weeks postpartum What is the incidence of PPH worldwide? - 6% What is the incidence of PP...

What does "tissue"refer to? - Having refrained placental fragments, membranes or clots left inside the uterus; uterine subinvolution What is a potentially life-threatening complication that can occur after both vaginal & csection? - PPH How is PPH defined? - As a cumulative blood loss greater than 500 mL for vaginal births and 1000 mL for c-sections w/ S/S of hypovolemia w/in 24 hours what is the most common cause of PPH? - Urine atony What is urine atony? - Failure of the uterus to c...

most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage - uterine atony Where does detachment of the placenta normally occur first from the uterine wall? - starts at center and works its way toward the periphery How is the uterine bleeding stopped after the placenta detaches - "criss-crossing" muscle cells encircling the maternal spiral arteries contract post-partum hemorrhage - delivery-associated blood loss in excess of *500mL* for a vaginal delivery and in excess of *1,000 mL* for a c/s primar...

Unfolding Clinical Reasoning Case Study: Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Brenda Jackson, 22 years Old 100%Solved Assured A+. Primary Concept Perfusion Interrelated Concepts (In order of emphasis) 1. Clotting 2. Clinical Judgment 3. Patient Education 4. Communication 5. Collaboration Unfolding Clinical Reasoning Case Study: Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Brenda Jackson, 22 years Old 100%Solved Assured A+. UNFOLDING Reasoning Case Study: Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) History of Present Proble...

Unfolding Clinical Reasoning Case Study: Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Brenda Jackson, 22 years Old 100%Solved Assured A+. Brenda Jackson, 22 years old Primary Concept Perfusion Interrelated Concepts (In order of emphasis) 1. Clotting 2. Clinical Judgment 3. Patient Education 4. Communication 5. Collaboration Unfolding Clinical Reasoning Case Study: Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Brenda Jackson, 22 years Old 100%Solved Assured A+. UNFOLDING Reasoning Case Study: Postpartum Hemorrhage (P...

Unfolding Clinical Reasoning Case Study: Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Brenda Jackson, 22 years Old 100%Solved Assured A+. Primary Concept Perfusion Interrelated Concepts (In order of emphasis) 1. Clotting 2. Clinical Judgment 3. Patient Education 4. Communication 5. Collaboration Unfolding Clinical Reasoning Case Study: Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Brenda Jackson, 22 years Old 100%Solved Assured A+. UNFOLDING Reasoning Case Study: Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) History of Present Proble...

Unfolding Clinical Reasoning Case Study:Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH)Brenda Jackson, 22 years old with complete solution Brenda Jackson is a 22-year-old African American, G-1, now T-1 P -0 A- 0 L-1 who is Group B strep positive and was treated with four doses of penicillin G. She had a vaginal delivery over an intact perineum after 19 hours of labor at 39 weeks gestation. She has been clinically stable and is about to be transferred to the postpartum unit after a two-hour recovery period. Oxytoci...

discussing obstetric emergencies with a new registered nurse on Labor and Delivery, you initiate a conversation reviewing the common risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage. Which of the following is considered a risk factor? a. Age > 25 b. Induction or augmentation of labor c. Drug induced analgesia d. Fetal intrauterine growth restriction - b. Induction or augmentation of labor Which of the following is the best strategy to prevent a postpartum hemorrhage? a. Active management of the...

most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage - uterine atony Where does detachment of the placenta normally occur first from the uterine wall? - starts at center and works its way toward the periphery How is the uterine bleeding stopped after the placenta detaches - "criss-crossing" muscle cells encircling the maternal spiral arteries contract post-partum hemorrhage - delivery-associated blood loss in excess of *500mL* for a vaginal delivery and in excess of *1,000 mL* for a c/s primary (...