What's the risk
This will cause bleeding and a boggy uterus to deviate to the right.
What is a Full Bladder?
The first line medication for treatment of PPH, given IV or IM.
What is Oxytocin?
This non-pharmacological intervention is used to firm a boggy uterus.
What is Fundal Massage?
Weighing soaked items to determine the cumulative volume of blood loss.
What is QBL? Quantitative Blood Loss
This occurs when the breast tissue becomes inflamed as a result of an infection.
What is mastitis
Tool used to determine patient's risk of PPH.
What is Hemorrhage Risk Assessment?
The dose of this medication can be up to 1000mcg rectally for PPH.
What is Cytotec?
The amount of blood defining PPH?
What is >1000 ml
Look closely, the source of bleeding is caused by one of these.
What are the 4 T's? Tone, Trauma, Tissue, Thrombin
The time that discharge instructs should begin.
What is admission?
The number one cause of PPH.
What is Uterine Atony?
This uterotonic helps with bleeding, but check the blood pressure first.
What is Methergine?
The physician's order for transfusing blood in an emergent situation.
What is MTP? Massive Transfusion Protocol
An eight part method to assist your maternal assessment, from breast to emotions.
What is BUBBLE-HE
Safest position for baby to sleep.
What is supine or on their back?
Four signs and symptoms of hypovolemia.
What is Pale, Tachycadia, hypotension, faint or dizzy
This IM injection is used to to treat bleeding, but not an option for asthmatics.
What is Hemabate?
This device is used to provide internal pressure to a bleeding uterus
What is a Bakri (Tamponade balloon)?
Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count.
What is HELLP?
The first hour after birth when a mother has uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact with her newborn.
What is the Golden Hour?
No matter the degree, this can be the source of bleeding.
What is a Laceration or episiotomy?
This IM injection should be given within 72 hours of birth to Rh- moms
What is RhoGam?
QBL of 1300ml is considered what stage of hemorrhage?
What is Stage 2?
Condition causing the body to form blood clots; using up clotting factors, and leading to inability to stop bleeding
What is DIC? Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Mood disorder that begins at birth and usually lasts beyond 6 weeks PP.
What is Post Partum Depression?