Obstetrical Hemorrhage
Hypertensive Disorders
Shoulder Dystocia
Random
Medications
100

The QBL that constitutes hemorrhage in both vaginal and cesarean section deliveries.

What is 1000cc?

100

BP >140/90, Onset >20 weeks Gestation, and negative proteinuria

What is Gestational Hypertension?

100

True or False - Fundal pressure is necessary during a shoulder dystocia emergency.

What is False?

100

Your patient needs a D&C. This is the first thing you will need to do to use the machine.

What is plug it in

100

The only PO medication given to treat SEVERE hypertension (>160/110) during pregnancy

What is Nifedipine IR?

200

Name the 4Ts (causes of obstetrical hemorrhage) and which type accounts for 80% of cases of PPH.

What is Tone (atony), Trauma (lacerations), Tissue (retained placenta), and Thrombin (coagulopathies); uterine atony?

200

What is included in your focused assessment of a patient with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy

What are BP, headache, visual changes, epigastric pain, edema, weight gain, DTRs, clonus?

200

A significant clinical sign of an impending shoulder dystocia. Hint-we put signs of these on the doors of our at-risk patients.

What is a Turtle Sign?

200

Your provider calls a "Code Malignant Hyperthermia." This will need to be brought from the OR hallway. And this will be the first thing you will need to do once it arrives.

The Malignant Hyperthermia Cart; Reconstitute the Ryanodex

200

Reversal agent for Magnesium Sulfate

What is Calcium gluconate?

300

How long you need to continue QBLs in a patient who lost >1000cc blood

What is 12 hours?

300

The most reliable signs of impending seizure activity include a) Headache and visual changes b) Hypertension and tachycardia c) Epigastric and RUQ pain d) Peripheral edema

What is a) headache and visual changes?

300

The biggest area our team often misses in safety compliance for shoulder dystocias is: a) provider signature b) completely filling out the form c) notifying providers of risk

What is b) completely filling out the form?

300

Emergent c-section! Your patient goes under General and there is no time for a count. These two units will need to be notified ASAP.

What is the PACU (house supervisor) and Radiology

300

IV drug given for SEVERE Hypertension (>160/110) during pregnancy, typically if the patient has a slower heart rate

What is Hydralazine?

400

What needs to be ordered when a patient reaches a stage 2 hemorrhage and what needs to be added when a patient reaches a stage 3 hemorrhage.

What is a DIC panel and what are blood products?

400

Maternal Hypertension can slow development of this vital organ that supplies O2 and blood to the fetus

What is the Placenta?

400

The first nursing intervention that should be the performed in response to a shoulder dystocia.

What is the McRobert’s maneuver?

400

Cause of absent DTRs, Decreased respiratory rate, urine output <30ml/hr.

What is Mag Toxicity?

400

An antifibrinolytic medication used during obstetrical hemorrhages that has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality

What is TXA (Tranexamic Acid)?

500

Cause of PPH that should be considered in cases of HELLP, abruption, prolonged IUFD, sepsis, or amniotic fluid embolism.

What is coagulopathy?

500

Most severe complication of Eclampsia as a result of a seizure (HINT: We can determine this by using the FAST screening assessment)

What is a Stroke?

500

The most significant risk factor for shoulder dystocia is: a)Maternal age b) Parity c) Length of second stage d) Pregnancy weight gain

What is c) Length of second stage?

500

This is the percentage of newborns in August who had a temperature of <36.5 C in the first 24 hours (at Dominican). a) 8%  b) 14%  c)  22%

What is c) 22%

500

The uterotonic medication that is contraindicated in hypertensive patients and what its dosage and route of administration are.

What is Methergine? What is 0.2mg IM