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sx: bright red vaginal bleeding without pain during 2nd half of pregnancy; sometimes contractions
A pregnant trauma patient might lose a significant amount of blood before showing signs of shock because:
early separation of normally implanted placenta after 20wks but before birth --> decrease or block baby's supply of O2/nutrients and cause heavy bleeding in mother
By the 20th week of pregnancy, the uterus is typically at or above the level of the mother's:
A patient with dichorionic twins has a ____ risk of morbidity and mortality
QBL for hemorrhage with BP 90/70, pulse 118, and tachypnea
2-3 month amenorrhea, vaginal bleeding, abd paindx: very high hCG (>100,000mIU/ml) and ultrasound
genetic material is completely paternally derived with complete absence of maternal chromosome that results from fertilization of anucleated ovum
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to undergo an amnioinfusion. The nurse would question this order if which is noted upon client assessment?
Fertilization of one ovum with two sperm; triploid or tetraploid karyotype (no risk for carcinoma)
loss of pregnancy naturally before 20 wks gestation
when a fertilized egg implants and grows outside the main cavity of the uterus
full-term: from the first day of LMP: ______ weeks
A nurse is experiencing shoulder dystocia during birth. The nurse would place priority on performing which assessment postbirth?
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing acute onset of dyspnea and hypotension. The physician suspects the client has amniotic fluid embolism. What other signs or symptoms would alert the nurse to the presence of this condition in the client?
A nurse is caring for a client at 38 weeks gestation who is diagnosed with chorioamnionitis. On which intervention should the nurse place priority?
What percent of babies are born on their due date?
__________ is associated with increased risk for choriocarcinoma
thin walled, translucent, grape-like viscles filled with fluid
The nurse is caring for a client after experiencing a placental abruption. What finding is priority to report to the health care provider?