Fundus - when will you first palpated it? After the first trimester ~12 weeks
When will the fundus be at the level of Weeks 20-22
umbillicus?
Pregnant but can NOT feel the fundus = first trimester, priority = Mom
Can you determine what trimester a
pregnant women is in by the fundal height? Can palpated fundus at or below the umbilicus = second trimester, priority = Mom
How?
Palpated ABOVE the umbilicus = third trimester, priority = baby
Fetal skeleton on X-ray
Fetal presence on ultrasound
4 positive signs of pregnancy
Auscultation of fetal heart rate (between 8-12 weeks)
When examiner palpates (NOT mom)
When would you first... (earliest)
Types of OB questions When would you most likely...(middle)
When should you by...(last)
When would you first auscultate a fetal 8 weeks
heart?
When would you auscultate a fetal heart? 10 weeks
When should you auscultate a fetal heart? 12 weeks
-All urine/blood pregnancy tests
-Chadwick's sign- cervical color change to cyanosis (all C's)
Probably (maybe) signs of pregnancy -Goodell's sign - cervical softening
-Hegar's sign - uterine softening
Signs are in alphabetical order: Chadwick's, Goodell's, Hegar's
A POSITIVE pregnancy test is... NOT a positive sign of pregnancy (it is a PROBABLE sign)
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