Early Pregnancy Complications
This condition is defined as excessive vomiting with dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and ketonuria.
What is hyperemesis gravidarum?
This pregnancy complication typically presents with bright red, painless vaginal bleeding.
What is placenta previa?
Hypertension diagnosed before 20 weeks without signs of preeclampsia is classified as this.
What is chronic hypertension?
This medication is administered primarily to prevent seizures in women with severe preeclampsia.
What is magnesium sulfate (MgSO₄)?
Following trauma in pregnancy, the nurse's first priority is this.
What is maternal stabilization?
This medication is preferred over Zofran for treating nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
What is Diclegis?
This obstetric emergency classically presents with a boardlike abdomen, severe abdominal pain, and dark vaginal bleeding.
What is placental abruption (abruptio placentae)?
Hypertension developing after 20 weeks without proteinuria or severe features is called this.
What is gestational hypertension?
The antidote for magnesium sulfate toxicity is this medication.
What is calcium gluconate?
This fetal assessment tool is considered an "internal maternal oximeter" after trauma.
What is continuous electronic fetal monitoring?
A miscarriage with vaginal bleeding, a closed cervix, and a fetal heartbeat present is classified as this type.
What is a threatened miscarriage?
The most common location for an ectopic pregnancy is this part of the fallopian tube.
What is the ampulla?
This medication is recommended beginning 12–28 weeks in high-risk women to reduce the risk of preeclampsia.
What is low-dose aspirin (81 mg)?
Three classic signs of magnesium toxicity include respiratory depression, this missing reflex, and decreased level of consciousness.
What are absent deep tendon reflexes (DTRs)?
This dangerous clotting disorder causes widespread clot formation followed by severe bleeding.
What is disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
This procedure is commonly performed after an incomplete miscarriage to remove retained products of conception.
What is a dilation and curettage (D&C)?
This medication is used to medically treat an unruptured ectopic pregnancy.
What is methotrexate?
This pregnancy-specific syndrome develops after 20 weeks and is characterized by hypertension with proteinuria or end-organ dysfunction.
What is preeclampsia?
HELLP syndrome stands for these four abnormalities.
What are Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, and Low Platelets?
This rare umbilical cord insertion lacks Wharton's jelly, placing fetal vessels at risk of rupture.
What is velamentous cord insertion?
This surgical procedure is placed around 12–15 weeks to prevent pregnancy loss in women with an incompetent cervix.
What is a cerclage (McDonald or Shirodkar procedure)?
A patient with a molar pregnancy usually has this laboratory finding because trophoblastic tissue produces large amounts of hormone.
What is markedly elevated hCG levels?
This condition occurs when a woman with preeclampsia develops seizures without another neurologic cause.
What is eclampsia?
This symptom of severe preeclampsia strongly suggests liver involvement and possible progression to HELLP syndrome.
What is right upper quadrant (RUQ) or epigastric pain?
Women with gestational hypertension or preeclampsia should continue blood pressure monitoring through at least this postpartum time frame.
What are postpartum day 3 and postpartum days 7–10?