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NRN 102 OB (Ch 10)
CCAC NRN 102 (CH10) Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gravida | A woman who is pregnant |
| Gravidity | Pregnancy |
| Multigravida | A woman who has had two or more pregnancies |
| Multipara | A woman who has completed two or more pregnancies to 20 weeks of gestation or more |
| Nulligravida | A woman who has never been pregnant |
| Nullipara | A woman who has not completed a pregnancy of 20 weeks or more gestation |
| Parity | The number of prgnancies in which the fetus or fetuses has reached 20 weeks of gestation, not the number of fetuses born. Parity is not affected by whether a fetus is born alive or is stillborn. |
| Postdate or postterm | Pregnancy that goes beyond 42 weeks of gestation. |
| Preterm | A pregnancy that has reached 20 weeks of gestation but before completion of 37 weeks of gestation. |
| Primigravida | A woman who is pregnant for the first time. |
| Primipara | A woman who has completed one pregnancy with a fetus or fetuses who have reached 20 weeks of gestation. |
| Term | A pregnancy from the beginning of week 38 of gestation to the end of week 42 of gestation. |
| Viability | Capacity to live outside the uterus, occurring about 22 to 25 weeks of gestation. |
| Prgnancy tests are based on the | the recoginition of HCG |
| Using the 5 digit system, determine for the following patient: Kathy is pregnant for the third time, she had twins at 28 weeks gestation and 1 died, she had a miscarriage at 12 weeks gestation. | G3-T0-P1-A1-L1 |
| Presumptive signs of pregnancy are | those felt by the woman |
| Probable signs of pregnancy are | those observed by the examiner |
| Positive signs of pregnancy are | those signs attributed only to the presence of the fetus |
| Increased vascularity results in a violet-bluish color of the vaginal mucosa and the cervix called | Chadwick's sign |
| Softening of the cervical tip is a probable sign of pregnancy called | Goodell sign |
| A blotchy, brownish hyperpigmentation of the skin over the cheeks, nose and forehead is called | Cholasma, mask of pregnancy or facial melasma |
| The linea nigra is | a pigmented line extending from the symphysis pubis to the top of the fundus in the midline. |
| Another word for straie gravidarum is | stretch marks |
| An increase in the normal lumbosacral curve in pregnancy is called | lordosis |
| The gallbladder is often distended because of | decreased muscle tone during pregnancy |
| What is another name for the mucous plug? | Operculum |
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