N222 Midterm Study Guide Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
define |gravidity |and |parity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gravidity: |# |of |any |pregnancies
parity: |number |of |live |pregnancies |>20 |wks |(includes |stillborn)
what |are |presumptive |signs? |(definition) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-changes |felt |by |the |woman
examples |of |presumptive |signs |of |pregnancy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |breast |changes |
- |amenorrhea |
- |N/V
- |urine |frequency |
- |fatigue |
- |quickening
what |are |probable |signs |of |pregnancy? |(definition) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Signs |detected |by |
the |examiner |upon |inspection |of |the |uterus
what |are |examples |of |probable |signs |of |pregnancy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |goodell |sign
- |chadwick |sign |
- |hegar |sign |
- |positive |pregnancy |(serum |and |urine)
- |braxton |hicks |contraction |
- |ballottement
,what |are |positive |signs |of |pregnancy? |(definition) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-signs |only |
attributed |to |the |presence |of |the |fetus
examples |of |positive |signs |of |pregnancy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |visualization |of |fetus |by |
real-time |ultrasound |examiner |
- |fetal |heart |tones |detected |by |U/S
- |fetal |heart |sounds |detected |by |doppler |U/S |stethoscope |
- |fetal |movements |palpated |
- |fetal |movements |visible
list |normal |discomforts |of |pregnancy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |N/V |
- |heartburn |
- |palpitations |
- |breast |tenderness |
- |backache |
- |abdominal |discomfort |
- |urinary |frequency |
- |muscle |cramps |
- |leukorrhea |
- |ankle |edema
list |s/s |of |when |to |call |the |physician |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |headache |
- |general |swelling |
- |tight |rings, |puffy |face
- |vaginal |bleeding |
- |discharge |with |foul |odor |
- |"gush" |of |leaking |vaginal |fluid |
,- |abdominal |pain |
- |decreased |fetal |movement
list |PTL |signs |**born |early** |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B |= |backache |r |pelvic |pressure |
O |= |overt |swelling |of |hands |or |face
R |= |regular |contractions |
N |= |N/V |or |other |flu |like |symptoms |
E= |eye |or |vision |disturbances |
A |= |abdominal |pain |or |cramps |
R |= |reduction |in |fetal |movement |
L |= |leaking |fluid |from |the |vagina |
Y |= |you |are |worried |or |concerned, |or |don't |feel |right
list |physiological |changes |in |the |cardiac |system |in |pregnant |women |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |
slight |cardiac |hypertrophy |
- |apical |pulse |is |shifted |upward, |and |laterally |about |1-1.5 |cm
- |more |audible |splitting |of |S1 |and |S2, |S3 |may |be |heard |d/t |increased |blood |volume |and |CO
- |cardiac |rhythm |is |disturbed |
- |BP |should |stay |the |same |or |decrease |by |5-10 |mmHg |
- |increased |blood |volume |and |composition |d/t |enlarged |uterus |and |fetal/maternal |perfusion |
- |increased |clotting |factors |to |prevent |bleeding |[ |increased |risk |for |thrombosis)
list |physiological |changes |in |the |respiratory |system |for |pregnant |women |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-- |O2 |requirements |are |increased |d/t |increased |metabolic |rates |and |fetal |needs |
- |diaphragm |is |elevated |
- |rib |cage |flares |and |relaxes |- |d/t |increased |estrogen |
- |decreased |airway |resistance |
, - |nasal |stuffiness |and |epistaxis |is |common
list |physiological |changes |in |the |renal |system |for |pregnant |women |(what |is |happening |to |the |
kidneys |and |bladder) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Kidneys
- |filtration |rate |increased |by |30-50% |(more |urine |is |produced)
- |BUN |and |creatinine |are |lower |
- |increased |tubular |reabsorption |
- |glucose |may |be |found |in |the |urine |
Bladder |
- |blood |and |lymph |flow |is |decreased |
- |retention |capacity |is |reduced |
- |large |volumes |of |urine |is |held |in |the |pelvis |and |ureters |and |urine |rate |is |slowed |= |urinary |
stasis |
- |susceptible |to |infections
can |you |give |diuretics |to |pregnant |women? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-no, |can |cause |
hypovolemia, |which |means |decreased |perfusion |to |baby
list |physiological |changes |in |the |integumentary |system |in |pregnant |women |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-- |hyperpigmentation |
- |linea |nigra
- |striae |gravidarum |(stretch |marks)
- |angiomas |
- |increased |perspiration
list |physiological |changes |in |the |musculoskeletal |system |in |pregnant |women |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-- |abdominal |distention |gives |pelvis |a |forward |tilt |
- |lordosis |develops |(curve |of |the |back)
Questions With Correct Answers
define |gravidity |and |parity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gravidity: |# |of |any |pregnancies
parity: |number |of |live |pregnancies |>20 |wks |(includes |stillborn)
what |are |presumptive |signs? |(definition) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-changes |felt |by |the |woman
examples |of |presumptive |signs |of |pregnancy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |breast |changes |
- |amenorrhea |
- |N/V
- |urine |frequency |
- |fatigue |
- |quickening
what |are |probable |signs |of |pregnancy? |(definition) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Signs |detected |by |
the |examiner |upon |inspection |of |the |uterus
what |are |examples |of |probable |signs |of |pregnancy? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |goodell |sign
- |chadwick |sign |
- |hegar |sign |
- |positive |pregnancy |(serum |and |urine)
- |braxton |hicks |contraction |
- |ballottement
,what |are |positive |signs |of |pregnancy? |(definition) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-signs |only |
attributed |to |the |presence |of |the |fetus
examples |of |positive |signs |of |pregnancy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |visualization |of |fetus |by |
real-time |ultrasound |examiner |
- |fetal |heart |tones |detected |by |U/S
- |fetal |heart |sounds |detected |by |doppler |U/S |stethoscope |
- |fetal |movements |palpated |
- |fetal |movements |visible
list |normal |discomforts |of |pregnancy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |N/V |
- |heartburn |
- |palpitations |
- |breast |tenderness |
- |backache |
- |abdominal |discomfort |
- |urinary |frequency |
- |muscle |cramps |
- |leukorrhea |
- |ankle |edema
list |s/s |of |when |to |call |the |physician |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |headache |
- |general |swelling |
- |tight |rings, |puffy |face
- |vaginal |bleeding |
- |discharge |with |foul |odor |
- |"gush" |of |leaking |vaginal |fluid |
,- |abdominal |pain |
- |decreased |fetal |movement
list |PTL |signs |**born |early** |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B |= |backache |r |pelvic |pressure |
O |= |overt |swelling |of |hands |or |face
R |= |regular |contractions |
N |= |N/V |or |other |flu |like |symptoms |
E= |eye |or |vision |disturbances |
A |= |abdominal |pain |or |cramps |
R |= |reduction |in |fetal |movement |
L |= |leaking |fluid |from |the |vagina |
Y |= |you |are |worried |or |concerned, |or |don't |feel |right
list |physiological |changes |in |the |cardiac |system |in |pregnant |women |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |
slight |cardiac |hypertrophy |
- |apical |pulse |is |shifted |upward, |and |laterally |about |1-1.5 |cm
- |more |audible |splitting |of |S1 |and |S2, |S3 |may |be |heard |d/t |increased |blood |volume |and |CO
- |cardiac |rhythm |is |disturbed |
- |BP |should |stay |the |same |or |decrease |by |5-10 |mmHg |
- |increased |blood |volume |and |composition |d/t |enlarged |uterus |and |fetal/maternal |perfusion |
- |increased |clotting |factors |to |prevent |bleeding |[ |increased |risk |for |thrombosis)
list |physiological |changes |in |the |respiratory |system |for |pregnant |women |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-- |O2 |requirements |are |increased |d/t |increased |metabolic |rates |and |fetal |needs |
- |diaphragm |is |elevated |
- |rib |cage |flares |and |relaxes |- |d/t |increased |estrogen |
- |decreased |airway |resistance |
, - |nasal |stuffiness |and |epistaxis |is |common
list |physiological |changes |in |the |renal |system |for |pregnant |women |(what |is |happening |to |the |
kidneys |and |bladder) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Kidneys
- |filtration |rate |increased |by |30-50% |(more |urine |is |produced)
- |BUN |and |creatinine |are |lower |
- |increased |tubular |reabsorption |
- |glucose |may |be |found |in |the |urine |
Bladder |
- |blood |and |lymph |flow |is |decreased |
- |retention |capacity |is |reduced |
- |large |volumes |of |urine |is |held |in |the |pelvis |and |ureters |and |urine |rate |is |slowed |= |urinary |
stasis |
- |susceptible |to |infections
can |you |give |diuretics |to |pregnant |women? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-no, |can |cause |
hypovolemia, |which |means |decreased |perfusion |to |baby
list |physiological |changes |in |the |integumentary |system |in |pregnant |women |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-- |hyperpigmentation |
- |linea |nigra
- |striae |gravidarum |(stretch |marks)
- |angiomas |
- |increased |perspiration
list |physiological |changes |in |the |musculoskeletal |system |in |pregnant |women |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-- |abdominal |distention |gives |pelvis |a |forward |tilt |
- |lordosis |develops |(curve |of |the |back)
