PN 131 Test two Questions and Answers 2024/2025

prenatal ultrasound  To evaluate baby's growth and development. Evaluates for possible problems and diagnose. Done during first tri to confirm pregnancy. Done during second tri to show anatomic details. amniocentesis  needle puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw amniotic fluid for analysis. Can induce miscarriage in early pregnancy. RhoGAM  Used to prevent an immune response to Rh positive blood in people with an Rh negative blood type. Mother negative baby positive. Maternal Gestational Hypertension  Hypertension during pregnancy that is 30mmg above normal diastolic pressure and 15mmg above normal systolic pressure. Mother did not have hypertension before pregnancy. Group B strep  a common bacterium often carried in the intestines or lower genital tract. The bacterium is usually harmless in healthy adults. In newborns, however, it can cause a serious illness known as group B strep disease. Can also cause dangerous infections in adults with certain chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes or liver disease herpes simplex 2 0 2 4 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not be copied for profit gain Excel! 1 | P a g e | G r a d e A + | 2 0 24 / 2 0 2 5  "cold sores"; clear vesicles with red base that evolve into pustules, usually at lip-skin junction. The main concern with maternal herpes Simplex viral infection during pregnancy is the risk of neonatal infection as this can lead to severe neurological impairment and to death it is most likely to occur if the mother develops HSV for the first time during the final trimester. No breastfeeding with open lesions. Toxoplasmosis  a disease that results from infection with the toxoplasma Gandhi parasite, one of the worlds most common parasites. Infection usually occurs by eating undercooked contaminated meat exposure from infected cat feces or mother to child transmission during pregnancy Gestational diabetes and exercise  Mothers with gestational diabetes will be put on a special diet and exercise plan Effects of Zika, TORCH on developing pregnancy  Transmitted by mosquitos, was prominent in Latin America and other southern islands south of florida. Causes microcephaly(small brain volume), developmental delay. No treatment, just prevention uterine contractions  Prior to delivery, hormones trigger waves of smooth muscle contraction in the myometrium that slowly increase in strength and frequency. At the same time, the smooth muscle tissue of the cervix begins to efface, or thin, and dilate from less than a centimeter in diameter to around ten centimeters at full dilation. Once the cervix is fully dilated, the uterine contractions drastically increase in intensity and duration until the fetus is pushed out of the uterus, through the vagina, and out of the mother's body True Versus False Labor  • False labor is a condition occurring during the latter weeks of some pregnancies in which irregular uterine contractions are felt, but the cervix is not affected. • In contrast, true labor is characterized by contractions occurring at regular intervals that increase in frequency, duration, and intensity. True labor contractions bring about progressive cervical dilation and effacement. 2 0 2 4 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not be copied for profit gain Excel! 1 | P a g e | G r a d e A + | 2 0 24 / 2 0 2 5 torch  used to describe infections that can be devastating to the fetus or newborn TORCH  T-toxoplasmosis O-other R-rubella C-cytomegalovirus H-herpes Rubella  mild viral disease(in mom could be mild. Low grade fever and rash. Destructive to developing fetus: possible microcephaly(small head size), intellectual disability, congenital cataracts, deafness, cardiac effects, intrauterine growth restriction(IUGR) Rubella Vaccin