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Sherpath: Puerperal Infections Detailed Questions And Expert Answers
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Sherpath: Puerperal Infections Detailed QuestionsAnd Expert Answers
At a 2-month follow-up visit, a postpartum woman reports pain and tenderness in
one breast. Which behaviors by the woman could indicate mastitis?
Changing positions during feedings
Using a supplemental nursing system (SNS)
Keeping the straps snug while wearing an infant carrier
Pumping the breasts if the infant is asleep during a scheduled feeding time - ANS
Keeping the straps snug while wearing an infant carrier
Wearing a tight or constricting infant carrier may compress the breasts and
increases the risk of mastitis.
A woman with a BMI of 30 delivered a 3402 g infant with a vacuum extractor and
an episiotomy. The patient is at greatest risk for which infection?
, Mastitis
Endometritis
Laceration infection
Episiotomy infection - ANS Endometritis
Maternal obesity and use of a vacuum extractor are risk factors for endometritis.
Which patient statement indicates symptoms of a wound infection?
"The cut inside my vagina hurts constantly."
"My episiotomy hurts when I use the bathroom."
"My cesarean scar forms a raised line on my skin."
"My cesarean scar is a lighter color than the rest of my skin." - ANS "The cut inside
my vagina hurts constantly."
The other are expected.
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