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Abnormal Labour Flashcards

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What is TENS

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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

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What is TENS

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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

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Name an IM opiate analgesia you could give during labour

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Morphine

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An epidural may inhibit progress during which stage of labour?

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Stage 2

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What medicines would you give in an epidural?

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Levobupivicaine +/- opiate

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Complications of epidural

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  • Hypotension
  • Dural puncture
  • Headache
  • Atonic bladder (40%)
  • Back pain
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How could you assess progress in labour?

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  • Cervical dilatation
  • Descent of presenting part
  • Signs of obstruction
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Suspected delay (stage 1) in a nulliparous woman

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Suspected delay (stage 1) in a parous woman

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How often should you perform doppler auscultation of fetal heart during stage 1 of labour?

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  • During and after contraction

- Every 15 minutes

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How often should you perform doppler auscultation of fetal heart during stage 2 of labour?

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Every 5-10 minutes

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Name an IM opiate analgesia you could give during labour

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Morphine

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13
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An epidural may inhibit progress during which stage of labour?

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Stage 2

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What medicines would you give in an epidural?

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Levobupivicaine +/- opiate

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Complications of epidural

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  • Hypotension
  • Dural puncture
  • Headache
  • Atonic bladder (40%)
  • Back pain
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How could you assess progress in labour?

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  • Cervical dilatation
  • Descent of presenting part
  • Signs of obstruction
17
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Suspected delay (stage 1) in a nulliparous woman

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Suspected delay (stage 1) in a parous woman

19
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How often should you perform doppler auscultation of fetal heart during stage 1 of labour?

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  • During and after contraction

- Every 15 minutes

20
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How often should you perform doppler auscultation of fetal heart during stage 2 of labour?

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Every 5-10 minutes

21
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Which nerves can you target with TENS?

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T10-L1, S2-S4

22
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What anaesthesia could cause atonic bladder?

23
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Suspected delay in stage 1?

24
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Intra-partum fetal assessment

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  • doppler auscultation of the heart
  • colour of amniotic fluid
  • CTG
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Normal baseline heart rate
``` Normal = 110-150 bpm (tachycardia = >150, bradycardia = ```
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Normal heart rate variability
5-25 bpm | (saltatory = >25, reduced =
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