Cephalopelvic Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

At 16 weeks’ gestation, a pregnant client is admitted to the maternity unit to have a McDonald procedure (cerclage) done. She tells the RN who is admitting her to the unit that her physician had explained what this procedure was, but that she did not understand. The RN explains to the client that the purpose for this procedure is to: A. Reinforce an incompetent cervix B. Repair the amniotic sac C. Evaluate cephalopelvic disproportion D. Dilate the cervix Correct Answer: A (A) The trea...

OB Exam 3 Study Guide Chapter 10: High Risk Labor and Birth Dystocia/Failure to Progress • Dystocia - difficult labor that is characterized by abnormally slow labor progress, which can be due to lack of progressive cervical dilation, lack of decent of the fetal head, or both. o Abnormal labor results from abnormalities of: § Power of labor (uterine contractions and maternal expulsive efforts) § Passenger (fetal presentation, position, or development) § Passage (maternal bony pelvis...

OB/GYN LATEST 2023 GRADED A+ Adnexa Appendages or accessory structures of an organ. Bony pelvis The 4 bones of the pelvis that make up the lower part of the trunk of the body; serves to support the upper body and protect the pelvic organs. Breech Intrauterine position of a fetus in which that buttocks or feet present first. Cesarean section (C-section) A surgical procedure in which the abdomen and uterus are incised to deliver a baby. Corpus luteum A small mass of yellow-colored tissue that ...

The 14-year-old pregnant adolescent arrives at the hospital in early labor. The nurse knows that because the adolescent is still growing herself, she is at greater risk for - Answer- cephalopelvic disproportion. A woman who is about 2 weeks before her due date tells the nurse that the baby has dropped and she is having urinary frequency again. The nurse assesses this as - Answer- lightening Braxton-Hicks contractions that may begin in the first trimester and become increasingly stronger du...

In adolescent pregnancy, _______________ ________ is the critical factor that most influences pregnancy outcomes - prenatal care Because adolescents have _________________ bodies, there is a risk for preterm birth, low birth weight, cephalopelvic disproportion, iron deficiency anemia, and preeclampsia - immature There is a high incidence of ________'s in the adolescent population as well as many ________ _________ behaviors such as smoking, drug use, and sexual activity without contracept...

Maternal Contraindications for Pitocin Admin -severe preeclampsia/ eclampsia -predisposition to unterine rupture ( mom >35 y/o, multigravida 4 or more, overdistation of utersus, previous major sx of the cervix or uterus) -cephalopelvic disproportion -malpresentation or malpostion of fetus -cord prolapse -more the one previous C-sec -preterm baby -rigid, unripe cervix -total placenta previa -presence of noreassuring fetal status Pitocin use to initiating uterine contractions ...

CCS PRACTICE EXAM 2 LATEST EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS A 23 year old female is admitted for vaginal bleeding following a miscarriage two weeks prior to this admission. She afebrile at this time and is treated with an aspiration dilation and curettage. Products of conception are found. Which of the following should be the principle diagnosis? a. O03.1, Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following incomplete spontaneous abortion b. O08.1, Delayed or excessi...

What risks are present in infants born to mothers who receive no or little prenatal care? - ANSWER-LBW premature birth Maternal iron-deficiency anemia Increased neonatal mortality Describe the fetal response to mothers with diabetes - ANSWER-Because glucose crosses the placenta, the baby's BG increases as the mom's does. Insulin does not cross the placenta and the fetal pancreas does not produce it until 20 weeks. So, before insulin production, the increased BG leads to restricted gro...

A 23 year old female is admitted for vaginal bleeding following a miscarriage two weeks prior to this admission. She afebrile at this time and is treated with an aspiration dilation and curettage. Products of conception are found. Which of the following should be the principle diagnosis? a. O03.1, Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following incomplete spontaneous abortion b. O08.1, Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following ectopic and molar pregnancy c. R57.9, Shock, unspecified d. T81.10XA, P...

CCS Practice Exam 2 Complete QueA 23 year old female is admitted for vaginal bleeding following a miscarriage two weeks prior to this admission. She afebrile at this time and is treated with an aspiration dilation and curettage. Products of conception are found. Which of the following should be the principle diagnosis? a. O03.1, Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following incomplete spontaneous abortion b. O08.1, Delayed or excessive hemorrhage following ectopic and molar pregnancy c. R57.9, Sh...