Fetal Development
The nurses assess a newborn for this when determining prominence of spina bifida.
What is a scaral dimple
This is a dark pigmented line from moms pelvis up to her umbilicus which appears during pregnancy
What is Linea Nigra
The nurse knows that a FHR of 161 is considered this.
What is Fetal Techycardia
Utilizes sound waves to assess the structure of the fetus
What is an Ultrasound
This rule states to identify a due date, a calculation must be made by subtracting 3 months and adding 7 days and a year from the woman's lasts menses.
What is Nogales Rule
This pre-conceptual supplement serves as a preventative measure to decrease the incidence of neural tube defects?
What is Folic Acid
These may be an indicator of increased blood pressure and retained fluids. Can also be a severe side effect from Pre Eclampsia
What are visual disturbances
The nurse understands that the placenta is functioning insufficiently when the fetal monitoring reveals this
What is a LATE deceleration.
During this diagnostic, amniotic fluid is obtained and microscopically examined
This is a sign of a complication of pregnancy that must be reported to the physician at the first occurrence is:
What is vaginal bleeding
This week, a mother can feel her first fetus movement.
What is 16-18 weeks.
Due to additional circulatory volume, this oxygen binding blood level will be decreased slightly.
What is Hemaglobin
Upon the newborn assessment, the nurses feels sutures that are overlapping, and sees "capit", forming a cone shaped head from long duration in the birth canal. The nurse knows the common term for this combined condition is known as
"Molding"
Assessment of fetal heart response to fetal movement
What is a Non Stress Test or NST
This scoring systems allows the medical team to assess and determine fetal well being and accommodation to life outside the womb.
What is an APGAR
Fetal circulation consists of these
What is two umbilical arteries and one umbilical vein
This hormone is naturally secreted when endorphins are triggered, leading to contractions.
What is oxytocin
This term describes an elevation in the fetal heart rate by bpm or more lasting seconds or longer.
What is an acceleration
This test assesses fetal status by evaluating nonstress test, fetal breathing movements, fetal muscle tone, amniotic fluid volume.
What is a Biophysical Profile or BPP
A mother has came in for delivery of her 40 week fetus, her cervical exam reveals 4/70/-3. Each of numbers represents a significant term known as ____,____ and ____.
What is dilation, effacement and station?
A developing Embryo is known as this between weeks 9 and delivery.
What is a fetus
Occasionally, moms cervix cannot withstand the pressure of a growing fetus, and is identified as this ______. When this is diagnosed, a _________ is put in place to keep the cervix closed.
Incompetent Cervix, Cerclage
When a fetus is born without viability at 19 weeks, it is called this term
What is an abortion?
This test is used to identify chromosomal anomalies in the fetus
What is Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP)screening
This term describes an abnormal heart tone, defined by a "whooshing sound" in between beats.
What is a murmur?