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OBGYN Flashcards

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1
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Full term

How long is it

A

40 weeks which is 9 months

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Pre-term

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<35 -37 weeks

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How many trimesters are there?

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3

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first trimester

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1-3 months

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5
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Second trimester

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3-6 months

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6
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Third trimester

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6 month-term

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7
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How do you position pregnant patients

And what do you never do with positioning

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Lay them on their side
Never lay the patient supine

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Blood pressure changes for each trimester

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  • First - decreases 5-10 mmHg
  • Second - time of lowest BP
  • Third- returns to pre pregnancy BP
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9
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Physiological changes to the respiratory drive

(4)

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  • Structural changes - uterus shifts diaphram upward, decreasing the length of the lungs
  • Chest enlarges 2 cm
  • Tidal volume increases 20-30%
  • Oxygen consumption increases 15-20%
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10
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First stage

Labor and delivery

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starts from time of first true, regular contraction and ends with dilation of cervix (10cm)

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Second stage

Labor and delivery

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Starts with full dilation of cervix (10cm) and ends with birth of baby

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3rd stage

Labor and delivery

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Begins once the baby is born until after the placenta is delivered

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13
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Braxton Hix contractions

What are they

A
  • False labor contractions
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14
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How far away from the baby do you cut the umbilical cord?

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6-9 inches

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15
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APGAR scoring

When do you start this assessment?

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1-5 minutes after birth

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16
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APGAR scoring

What does it stand for

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  • A - Appearance
  • P - Pulse
  • G - Grimace
  • A - activity
  • R - Respirations
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17
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APGAR scoring

What is the range for a normal score?

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7-10

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18
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How do you care for a new born?

non critical

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  • ABCs
  • Prevent heat loss
  • Dry the neonate
  • keep baby skin to skin contact with mother
19
Q

Nuchal cord

Define

What do you do about this situation?

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  • The umbilical cord is wrapped around the babies neck
  • If it feel loose then free the child by pulling cord over its head
  • If its tight stop the delivery process, hold the cord away from the childs neck, and transport
20
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Prolapsed cord

Define

what do we do about this?

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  • Umbilical cord comes out before the babies head does
  • Place a wet towel over the umbilical cord and transport
21
Q

Breeched presentation

Define

Can we still delivery a child like this?

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  • child comes out butt first
  • Can still delivery with a breeched presentation
22
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Shoulder Dystocia

Define

Can we still delivery this child?

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  • When one or both of the baby’s shoulders get stuck in the vaginal cavity and the sholder gets dislocated
  • Can still deliver
23
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Premature delivery

How many weeks into pregnancy is classified as premature

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  • Child birth before reaching 24 weeks
24
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Post term delivery

define

Can we deliver this child

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  • Oversized child
  • Cant deliver. take them to the hospital for c section
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Meconium | Define
* Babys first poop * If seen during delivery suction airways (only time you will suction during birth)
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Uterine rupture | Define
* Tearing of the uterus
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Placenta previa | Define
* When the placenta covers the opening of the cervic
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Abruptio placenta | define ## Footnote What week of pregnancy is it most common?
* When the placenta separates before childbirth * most common around 25 weeks of pregnancy * Super rare
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Gravida | Define
number of pregnancies
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Para | Define
number of deliveries after 20 weeks of pregnancy
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How do you administer oxygen to a newborn? | how many lpm
Free flow method by hovering the mask over their face and blowing oxygen on them. | 8-10 lpm
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Ventilation rate for a newborn that requires PPV
40-60 vpm
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What is the earliest a baby can be born and still have a chance at surviving?
24 weeks at the earliest
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Bloody show | Define ## Footnote When does it become concerning
* Could happen pre birth. Water breaks and they could have vaginal bleeding. * Shouldn’t be having this. Has to do with pre-delivery. Happens sometimes not all the time * Excessive bleeding for 10-30 minutes, and it's now concerning
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How to measure contractions
Frequency - start of contraction to start of next Duration - start of contraction to end of contraction
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Stages of labor | Names of the 3 stages
Dilation Expulsion Placental delivery
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Preductal spo2 for a neonate
1 min - 60-65 10 min - 85-90 Increase of 5 % every minute
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Postpartum hemorrhage | how much blood loss
More than 500 ml blood
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Uterine atony
Failure of uterus to regain muscle tone
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Imminent delivery
Crowning, contractions less than 2 mins apart lasting 60 seconds, urge to push, bulging perinium
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Neonatal resuscitation needs frequency
1. Dry, warm, suction. Tactile stimuli 2. O2 3. BVM 4. Chest compressions
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Signs of severely depressed infant
RR >60 HR >180 or <100 APGAR under 4
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Expected spo2 for baby
1 min 60-65 10 min 85 to 90 Increase by 5% each minute
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