Pregnancy Disorders
What hormone causes insulin resistance in GDM?
Placental hormones
What is the first nursing action for variable decelerations?
Reposition the mother (left side)
What is the first step if a newborn HR is <100 bpm?
Start positive pressure ventilation (PPV)
Barky cough and inspiratory stridor are hallmark of what illness?
Croup
What GI condition presents with red currant jelly stools?
Intussusception
What condition presents with painless bright red bleeding in late pregnancy?
Placenta previa
What complication causes fetal parts to retract up in labor?
Uterine rupture
What does green-stained amniotic fluid suggest?
Meconium in utero
What device clears nasal congestion in infants with RSV?
Bulb suction
What GU cancer is associated with a non-tender abdominal mass
Wilm's tumor
What maternal infection is suspected with PROM, fever, and fetal tachycardia?
Chorioamnionitis
Late decelerations indicate what fetal problem?
Uteroplacental insufficiency
HR of 85 bpm in a newborn after stimulation needs what action?
Begin PPV immediately
Drooling, Dysphagia, Dysphonia, Distress
Gluten-free diet
Severe preeclampsia affects which three major organ systems?
Renal, hepatic, CNS
What is the immediate nursing intervention for uterine tachysystole?
What Apgar score range indicates moderate depression?
4-6
Why is "silent chest" in asthma a critical emergency?
Indicates airway is almost completely closed
Puffy eyes and massive proteinuria suggest what syndrome?
Minimal change nephrotic syndrome
What medication prevents seizures in preeclampsia?
Magnesium sulfate
What position helps relieve shoulder dystocia?
McRoberts maneuver (knees to chest)
What is given to reverse narcotic-induced newborn respiratory depression?
What virus most commonly causes bronchiolitis?
RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)
Projectile vomiting in an infant suggests what diagnosis?
Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis