Mother and Baby
This term refers to when a baby is born before 37 weeks gestation.
What is Premature?
This lab value may indicate infection or extreme inflammation when elevated, but can be increased without emergent concern for someone who is pregnant.
What is White Blood Cell (WBC) count?
This term, depending on when it falls during the client's gestation period, is used medically to describe high blood pressure.
What is Hypertension?
This medication may be given to patients with preeclampsia to thin their blood. Another use of this medication is for common headaches.
What is Aspirin?
This is where the baby is born without any surgical intervention and is birthed vaginally.
What is Natural Birth?
Elevated enzymes for this organ may indicate difficulty for the blood to form clots.
What is the Liver?
What is 35 years of age?
Classification of medications used to decrease blood pressure and targets the beta receptors of the heart.
What are Beta Blockers?
This is a surgical procedure to remove the baby by incision to abdomen and uterus.
What is a C-Section?
What is Capillary Blood Glucose?
This term refers to when an individuals body mas is greater than (>) 30.
What is obesity?
This general class of medications to prevent seizures may be included in a patient's MAR to use if a patient is currently experiencing a seizure.
What are Anticonvulsants?
The organ that connects to the wall of the uterus, nourishing the baby through the umbilical cord.
What is the Placenta?
This lab value, referring to when creatine breaks down in the muscles, is a marker for how well the kidneys are functioning.
What is Creatinine?
This term, referring to a lack of insulin secreted by the pancreas, or insulin resistance, affects pregnant individuals.
What is Gestational Diabetes?
This high risk medication is used to treat pre-eclampsia and is given IV to limit incidence of seizures during/after pre-eclampsia.
What is Magnesium Sulfate?
This refers to the type of seizures patients with eclampsia display?
What are Tonic-Clonic?
Waste product found in urine and blood, the result of normal chemical processes and breakdown of purines. Is also one of the key determinants of preeclampsia.
What is Uric Acid?
This condition, affecting the kidneys, may present with a butterfly rash on a patient's face.
What is Lupus Erythematosus?
This is referred to as the antidote for magnesium sulfate toxicity.
What is Calcium Gluconate?