| Question | Answer |
| when can the fetal HR be auscuultated with a FETOSCOPE?? | 18-20 WEEKS |
| The Heart Beat can be detected with an electronic doppler at what time? | 10-12 weeks |
| The sound heard through an umbilical cord is called the ... | souffle |
| true or false labor: pain that begins in the LOWER back and moves forward across lower abdomen | TRUE labor |
| contractions intensity and DO NOT EASE UP despite the level of the clients activity | TRUE |
| contractions become more frequent, regular and painful | TRUE labor |
| to check for contractions, place hand on top of fundus of uterus. during the peak of the contraction, the contraction degree of firmness should be similar to your forehead | TRUE labor |
| bloody show from vagina.. during true labor.. what is the color of the bloody show | pinkish or blood-streaked |
| whats theblood volume or a pregger compared to a nonpregger? | increased 40-50% |
| pregnancy levels of hematocrit and hemoglobin increase or decrease? | decrease ... hgb 11.5 - 14 NONpregger: 12-16 hct: 32-42% NONpregger 36-48 |
| WBC level compared to a pregger: | increases: 5000-15000 non-pregger: 4000-10000 |
| platelet count: | increases: 150,000-350000 NONpregger: 140000-400000 |
| what happens to the BP during each trimester? | 1st trimester: decreases by 5-10mmhg rises at 22-24 weeks, and back to normal at term. |
| hcG is used to maintain the corpus luteum until the placenta is sufficiency t/f | TRUE |
| what lowers the sensitivity of maternal cells to the action of insulin to improve the ability of the body to metabolize and use fatty acids for energy. | hPL human placental lactogen |
| glucose levels decrease, hPL increases to allow what... | the available glucose to be use for fetal dev and growth. |
| what to do when you have edema in ankles | walk .. elevate feet. |
| signs of diabetic ketoacidosis.. | elevated blood glucose level >200, polydipsia and polyuria, n/v, HA, malaise |
| what is the mask of pregnancy | bloches in face "chloasma" |
| low AFP levels cause | downs syndrome |
| high levels of AFP cause | neutal tube defects.. spina bifida |
