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WVU NSG 310 Exam 1 AntepartumQuestions with Latest Update
How long is the span of Gestation? - Answer-40 weeks
How long are each of the trimesters? - Answer-1st Trimester: 1-13 weeks
2nd Trimester: 14-26 weeks
3rd Trimester: 27-40 weeks
What test do we do to diagnose pregnancy? - Answer-Urine test
What is found in the urine to make a pregnancy test positive? - Answer-hcg: human
chorionic gonadotropin
What is EDB and why is it important? - Answer-estimated date of birth; it is vital to
promoting healthy outcomes for the woman and the fetus
What test gives the most accurate assessment of EDB and what does the exam tell us?
- Answer-Ultrasound; shows measurement of the embryo or fetus during the first
trimester of pregnancy
What is Naegele's Rule of EDB? - Answer-After determining the first day of the LMP,
subtract 3 calendar months and add 7 days
Gravida - Answer-woman who is pregnant
Gravidity - Answer-pregnancy
Multigravida - Answer-woman has had two or more pregnancies
Multipara - Answer-woman has completed two or more pregnancies to stage of fetal
viability
Nullgravida - Answer-woman who has never been pregnant
Parity - Answer-number of pregnancies in which the fetus or fetuses have reached
viability (20 weeks), not the number of fetuses born
Nullipara - Answer-woman who has not completed pregnancy with a fetus or fetuses
who have reached the stage of fetal viability
Primipara - Answer-a woman who has completed one pregnancy with a fetus or fetuses
who have reached 20 weeks of gestation
, Multipara - Answer-a woman who has completed two or more pregnancies to 20 weeks
of gestation or more
What are the 3 Gestational Ages? - Answer-Preterm, Full Term, Post Term
Preterm - Answer-a pregnancy that has reached 20 weeks of gestation but ends before
completion of 37 weeks of gestation
Full Term - Answer-a pregnancy that has reached between 39 weeks 0 days and 40
weeks 6 days of gestation
Post Term - Answer-a pregnancy that has reached between 42 weeks 0 days and
beyond gestation
What is mature gravida? - Answer-a woman who has decided to become pregnant at 35
years or older
Why might someone have mature gravida? - Answer-*career or infertility
*biologic desire to bear children
*genetic implications
What are babies with mature gravida moms susceptible to? - Answer-increased
incidence of chromosomal abnormalities
What is adolescent gravida? - Answer-a women who becomes pregnant before the age
of 20
What are women with adolescent gravida more susceptible to? - Answer-Anemia
What is anemia? - Answer-lack of RBC, which affects the amount of oxygen you can get
to your tissue; can make you feel very tired and weak
What foods are rich in iron that can help with anemia? - Answer-*beans
*dark leafy greens and vegetables
*dried fruit
*iron-fortified cereals
How does cardiac output change during pregnancy? - Answer-*increases 30-50% by 32
weeks
*decreases at 36 weeks due to placenta shutting down
*increases after delivery due to decreased pressure
*normal after 2 weeks postpartum
What is the reasoning for vascular volume increase (30-50%) during pregnancy? -
Answer-this provides adequate profusion to the placenta
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