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High Risk Bleeding

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Threatened miscarriage/abortion characteristics:   Mild cramping, little spotting, NOT PASSING ANY TISSUE, cervix is NOT DILATED  
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Management of threatened miscarriage   Put her on bedrest. If first trimester (80% of miscarriages occur then) won't stop it since cannot  
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Inevitable abortion characteristics:   Cramping, MODERATE bleeding, cervix is DILATING, has NOT PASSED any POC/tissue yet but may start soon  
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Inevitable abortion management   Watch how much POC is there; if POC expelled does bleeding ease off afterward? If cont. to bleed heavily after POC expelled, will do a D  
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Incomplete abortion characteristics   HEAVY/PROFUSE BLEEDING, has dilation, MOST OF TISSUE has been passed but NOT EVERYTHING  
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Incomplete abortion management   Emergent D&C d/t risk of bleeding out. If 1st trimester = D&C. 2nd tri = D  
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Complete abortion characteristics   Uterus EMPTY, everything evacuated. If truly complete, bleeding will go down, pain will resolve  
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Complete abortion management   No further interventions unless cont. to bleed.  
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Missed abortion characteristics   Fetus has EXPIRED; NO SIGNS of miscarriage. Absent fetal heartbeat during prenatal visit. Retained expired fetus a RISK FACTOR for DIC  
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Missed abortion management   1st trimester = D&C. End of 2nd - 3rd tri = induce labor to allow body to empty uterus. Make sure good pain control. If mother septic, then D&E + antibiotics  
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Habitual abortion definition   Woman has 3+ recurring miscarriages; unable to maintain pg  
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Habitual abortion management   Check hormone levels; if cervix dilates too quickly then cerclage (suture) cervix closed and release as nearing 3rd tri  
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