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Rnc-Nic Review Maternal Risk Factors Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions (GRADED A+)
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Rnc-Nic Review Maternal Risk FactorsQuestions And Answers With Verified
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Anemia - ANSWER✔✔need for additional iron
What can anemia cause and s/s - ANSWER✔✔preterm labor/delivery or LBW
tired, weak, pale, SOB
Sickle Cell Anemia - ANSWER✔✔will need O2
need pain management during preg
Gestational HTN
-when is it diagnosed
-requirements for diagnosis - ANSWER✔✔after 20wks
140/90. x2 every 4-6hrs within 1 week
NO proteinurea
#1 Cause of maternal morbidity/mortality - ANSWER✔✔HTN in pregnancy
Pre-eclampsia - ANSWER✔✔persistent state of vasoconstriction with endothelial
cell damage
,2-7%. primigravidas
Pre-E diagnosis - ANSWER✔✔HTN and proteinuria >20wks
Pre-E Triad - ANSWER✔✔HTN, proteinurea, edema
edema is not always present though
Pre E can be diagnosed without protienurea if... - ANSWER✔✔low plts, high
LFT's, CRT >1.1 or doubling, pulmonary edema, cerebral or vision changes
Eclampsia - ANSWER✔✔HTN with seizure activity
-after 20wks
-more common in 3rd trimester
-can occur post delivery
Chronic HTN - ANSWER✔✔before 20wks
usually diagnosed before preg
Chronic HTN with superimposed preeclampsia - ANSWER✔✔emergence of s/s of
Pre E in previously HTN pt
HELLP syndrome - ANSWER✔✔H: hemolysis (of RBC's)
EL: elevated liver enzymes
, LP: low plt count
typically occurs in 3rd trimester
S/S of HELLP - ANSWER✔✔headaches
N/V
fatigue
upper R abd pain
Diagnosis of HELLP - ANSWER✔✔BP
urine tests
peripheral blood smear
liver enzymes
HELLP tx - ANSWER✔✔treat the symptoms
will not subside until infant is delivered
will deliver at 34wks
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) - ANSWER✔✔viral genome double stranded DNA of
herpes fam
most common cognitional viral infection
most severe when primary infection is in 1st tri
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