Placenta accreta - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. Introduction The term “placenta” originates from the Greek word plakuos, which means “flat cake”. Indeed, placenta is the “cake” for the fetus, as it is responsible for its nutrition and its respiratory and excretory function. Prenatal evaluation of the abnormal placenta is a “hot” topic for both gynecologists and radiologists; early identification of invasive placenta and accurate preoperative diagnosis regarding the degree of myometrial invasion and extrauterine...

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Inpatient Obstetrical Certification NCC Practice Study Guide 2024 Leading cause of perinatal admissions to the ICU - ️️ Hemorrhagic disorders Percentage of deaths related to pregnancy related hemorrhages - ️️ 17-25% Most maternal deaths from obstetric hemorrhage after first trimester of pregnancy are due to - ️️ Placental abruption Race most likely to die from post partum hemorrhage - ️️ African Americans Mortality rate (2006) for white women, African American women and His...

Leading cause of perinatal admissions to the ICU Hemorrhagic disorders Percentage of deaths related to pregnancy related hemorrhages 17-25% Most maternal deaths from obstetric hemorrhage after first trimester of pregnancy are due to Placental abruption Race most likely to die from post partum hemorrhage African Americans Mortality rate (2006) for white women, African American women and Hispanic women in the US, stated as deaths per 100,000 live births White women 13.3/100,000 African A...

Pharmacologic characteristics that BEST describe the effect of naloxone at opioid receptors include: (select 2) A. affinity. B. intrinsic activity. C. reversibility. D. stereo selectivity. - correct answer A, C Abnormal placental implantation beyond the endometrium include: (select 2) A. Abruptio placentae B. Placenta accreta C. Placenta increta D. Placenta previa - correct answer B and C Characteristics of Eaton-Lambert syndrome include (select 3): A. Positive response to ant...

USMLE Step 2 Practice Test 2 Rated A 12079. Characteristics of a galactocele? ️️May occur weeks to months after cessation of breastfeeding and is due to ductal blockage with resulting milk accumulation. Exam shows a soft, mobile, nontender mass. Dx is made by US and needle aspiration (also curative). 12289. What might occur by treating pts with right sided HF (possibly due to COPD) with IV furosemide? ️️This will improve symptoms. However, you will get depletion of intravascula...

Surgical infection CORRECT ANSWER An infection occurring within 30 days of medical procedure (CDC) Incidence of abdominal incision infections following cesarean birth CORRECT ANSWER 3-15% (average 5%) With antibiotic prophylaxis, the incidence of abdominal incision infections following c/s CORRECT ANSWER 2% or less. Risk for cesarean postpartum VTE CORRECT ANSWER 1:1000 Cesarean complications in subsequent pregnancies, incidence of abnormal placenta room (accreta, increta, percreta) ...

Bleeding during pregnancy -first trimester ---spontaneous abortion (loss) ---ectopic pregnancy Second trimester -gestational trophoblastic disease -Third Trimester (placenta problems) ---placenta previa ---placenta abruptio -vasa previa Other causes of bleeding -recurrent premature dilation of the cervix -painless bleeding -cervical dilation -premature expulsion of the fetus preterm labor: -bloody vaginal discharge -uterine contractions tha cause cervical dilation and effacement...

PP warning signs - -Bright red bleeding -Temperature> 100.4 F -Chills, flu-like symptoms -Excessive pain (worse since birth) -Reddened of warm areas of the breast -Reddened or gapping perineal repair, foul-smelling lochia -Inability to urinate; dysuria, urgency -Calf pain, tenderness, redness, swelling -Feelings of hopelessness, suicidal thoughts, or harming infant *1hr saturating a maxi pad AND/OR Golf ball sized clots ABSOLUTELY NO TAMPONS - risk for TSS common PP complications -...

CCPR - OB EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. A gravida 2, para 1 in active labor just reported spontaneous rupture of membranes. Ten minutes later, she suddenly complains of severe shortness of breath and lightheadedness. The nurse should suspect a. anaphylactoid syndrome b. extreme anxiety c. hyperventilation - ANS-anaphylactoid syndrome 2. Betamethasone given to the mother can transiently affect the fetal heart rate by a. decreasing the variability b. increasing the variability c. l...