NU 404 EXAM 4 EXAM WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1-13 weeks; 0-3 months - ANS1st trimester:
14-26 weeks; 3.5-6.5 months - ANS2nd trimester:
27-40 weeks (full term) - ANS3rd trimester:
gravida - ANSa women is pregnant
para; gravida 1 para 0 = pregnant for the 1st time and doesn't have any children) -
ANSnumber of living children
parity - ANSnumber of pregnancy in which fetus has reached liability (usually 22-25
weeks)
38-40 - ANSterm is ____ weeks gestation
viability - ANScapability to live outside the uterus; typically 22-25 weeks gestation
primipara - ANSa woman who has completed a pregnancy with a fetus or fetuses
beyond 20 weeks of gestation (one baby)
primagravida - ANSwomen is pregnant for the first time
multipara - ANSa woman who has had 2 or more pregnancies completed to 20 weeks
gestation or more (more than one baby)
postdates - ANSgreater than 42 weeks
preterm - ANSless than 38 weeks
nulligravida - ANSmom has never been pregnant
nulli para - ANSmom has never carried fetus to viability
oG- The total # of pregnancies
oT- The total # of full term births
oP- The # of preterm pregnancies
oA- The # of abortions (spont/elect)
, oL- The # of children currently living - ANSGravidity and Parity The 5 digit system:
miscarriage - ANSspontaneous abortion is also known as a ____
routine urinalysis - ANSEvery prenatal visit, you get a _____
2-4 weeks - ANSprimipara- ___ before the onset of labor
multipara - ANSthe start of labor
HCG - ANS____ the biologic marker on which pregnancy tests are based
the day of implantation; 7-8 days before the expected menses - ANSproduction of HCG
begins as early as ____ and can be detected as soon as ____
** 3 types
-Presumptive- felt by mom (N/V, morning sickness, amenorrhea, fatigue, frequent
urination, breast tenderness, occurs before 12 weeks)
-Probable- observed by examiner (enlargement of the abdomen, softening of the cervix,
changes in the size, shape, and consistency of the uterus)
-Positive- those signs attributed only to the presence of the fetus (fetal heart tones, fetal
movement, visualization of the fetus) - ANSsigns and symptoms of pregnancy:
positive - ANSsigns attributed only to the presence of the fetus (felt and seen)
probable - ANSobserved by the examiner
presumptive - ANSfelt by mom
anticonvulsants, tranquilizers - ANSwhat might cause a false positive with a urine test
diuretics and promethazine (nausea med) - ANSwhat might cause a false negative with
a urine test?
serum blood test - ANSmost accurate preg test?
urine test - ANSleast accurate preg test; around 26 days after conception
12-14 weeks - ANSat ___ you begin to try to measure the uterus and fundus
lightening - ANSwhen the baby drops and begins to engage into the pelvis
6 - 12 weeks (3 months); this makes for changes in the size, shape, and consistency of
the uterus - ANSHegar's sign - at ____ a softening and compressibility of lower uterine
segment occurs.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1-13 weeks; 0-3 months - ANS1st trimester:
14-26 weeks; 3.5-6.5 months - ANS2nd trimester:
27-40 weeks (full term) - ANS3rd trimester:
gravida - ANSa women is pregnant
para; gravida 1 para 0 = pregnant for the 1st time and doesn't have any children) -
ANSnumber of living children
parity - ANSnumber of pregnancy in which fetus has reached liability (usually 22-25
weeks)
38-40 - ANSterm is ____ weeks gestation
viability - ANScapability to live outside the uterus; typically 22-25 weeks gestation
primipara - ANSa woman who has completed a pregnancy with a fetus or fetuses
beyond 20 weeks of gestation (one baby)
primagravida - ANSwomen is pregnant for the first time
multipara - ANSa woman who has had 2 or more pregnancies completed to 20 weeks
gestation or more (more than one baby)
postdates - ANSgreater than 42 weeks
preterm - ANSless than 38 weeks
nulligravida - ANSmom has never been pregnant
nulli para - ANSmom has never carried fetus to viability
oG- The total # of pregnancies
oT- The total # of full term births
oP- The # of preterm pregnancies
oA- The # of abortions (spont/elect)
, oL- The # of children currently living - ANSGravidity and Parity The 5 digit system:
miscarriage - ANSspontaneous abortion is also known as a ____
routine urinalysis - ANSEvery prenatal visit, you get a _____
2-4 weeks - ANSprimipara- ___ before the onset of labor
multipara - ANSthe start of labor
HCG - ANS____ the biologic marker on which pregnancy tests are based
the day of implantation; 7-8 days before the expected menses - ANSproduction of HCG
begins as early as ____ and can be detected as soon as ____
** 3 types
-Presumptive- felt by mom (N/V, morning sickness, amenorrhea, fatigue, frequent
urination, breast tenderness, occurs before 12 weeks)
-Probable- observed by examiner (enlargement of the abdomen, softening of the cervix,
changes in the size, shape, and consistency of the uterus)
-Positive- those signs attributed only to the presence of the fetus (fetal heart tones, fetal
movement, visualization of the fetus) - ANSsigns and symptoms of pregnancy:
positive - ANSsigns attributed only to the presence of the fetus (felt and seen)
probable - ANSobserved by the examiner
presumptive - ANSfelt by mom
anticonvulsants, tranquilizers - ANSwhat might cause a false positive with a urine test
diuretics and promethazine (nausea med) - ANSwhat might cause a false negative with
a urine test?
serum blood test - ANSmost accurate preg test?
urine test - ANSleast accurate preg test; around 26 days after conception
12-14 weeks - ANSat ___ you begin to try to measure the uterus and fundus
lightening - ANSwhen the baby drops and begins to engage into the pelvis
6 - 12 weeks (3 months); this makes for changes in the size, shape, and consistency of
the uterus - ANSHegar's sign - at ____ a softening and compressibility of lower uterine
segment occurs.
