OB Emergencies #1
OB Abbreviations
OB Assessment
OB Complications
OB Emergencies #2
Everything FHR
100
When the fetus' "lifeline" presents before the fetus.
What is a prolapsed cord?
100

GTPAL

What is gravida, term, preterm, abortions, live births

100

The amount of time between the start of one contraction and the start of the next contraction

What is frequency?

100

This hypertension complication is diagnosed prior to the 20th week of gestation.

What is chronic hypertension

100

This complication is diagnosed when the fetal head begins to retract into the maternal perineum once it has delivered

What is a shoulder dystocia 

100

This baseline change occurs when normal fetal movement happens

What is an acceleration

200
The type of delivery occurs when any body part other than the head presents first.
What is breech delivery?
200
Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration
What is APGAR?
200
The length of each contraction
What is the duration?
200

This OB complication is diagnosed after 20 weeks gestation and includes HTN and proteinuria

What is Preeclampsia

200
Occurs when the fetus passes feces into the amniotic fluid
What is meconium staining?
200

This is the priority intervention during late or variable decelerations

What is "flip" the patient to a new position

300
The abnormal implantation of a fertilized egg outside of the uterus
What is ectopic pregnancy?
300
LMP
What is last menstrual period?
300

The medical term for "water breaking".

What is rupture of membranes
300

This OB complication can occur when amniotic fluid enters the maternal blood stream at delivery

What is anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy (amniotic fluid embolism)

300

These two maneuvers are used to relieve a shoulder dystocia

What are McRobert's maneuver and suprapubic pressure

300

This cause produces late decelerations in the FHR tracing

What is placental insufficiency

400
This OB emergency occurs when the placenta presents before the fetus.
What is placenta previa?
400

AROM

What is artificial rupture of membranes

400

Visualization of the head exiting the birth canal is known as.

What is crowning?

400

Seizures indicate the progression of this complication from its pre-cursor

What is eclampsia?

400
A delivery occurs after less than 3 hours of labor is known as
What is precipitous delivery?
400

This type of deceleration can happen when the infant has a nuchal cord that is too tight

What is a variable decel

500
This OB emergency occurs when the placenta tears away from the uterine wall and presents with painful third-trimester bleeding.
What is abruptio placenta?
500

HELLP

Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets

500

Measurement (in cm) necessary to meet full dilation of the cervix.

What is 10cm?

500

A rare complication that can occur, after a hemorrhage, where the maternal clotting system has exhausted its coagulation factors.

What is disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

500

When the baby's head is too big to pass through the maternal pelvis

What is Cephalopelvic disproportion?

500

**This FHR pattern occurs when due to fetal anemia in utero and is the worst FHR pattern. It is a category III tracing

What is a sinusoidal pattern

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