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Released by the anterior pituitary after the placenta delivers, this hormone drives milk production.
What is prolactin?
The dark red lochia seen in the first 3 to 4 days after birth.
What is rubra?
This thick, early milk is produced in the first few days after birth.
What is colostrum?
Responsible for about 70% of postpartum hemorrhages, this T refers to uterine atony.
What is Tone?
This three-letter clot causes unilateral calf pain, redness, warmth, and swelling, most often in the left leg.
What is DVT?
Released during breastfeeding, this hormone triggers the let-down reflex and helps the uterus contract.
What is oxytocin?
The pink-to-brown lochia seen around days 4 to 10.
What is serosa?
With enough nipple stimulation, breastfeeding can cause lactational ____, suppressing periods and ovulation.
What is amenorrhea?
Retained placental fragments and invasive placentas fall under this T.
What is Tissue?
Fever, uterine tenderness, and foul-smelling lochia point to this infection of the uterine lining.
What is endometritis?
Triggered by the drop in estrogen, this process can have clients voiding up to 3,000 mL a day for the first few days.
What is diuresis?
The white or yellow lochia seen around days 10 to 14.
What is alba?
Breast fullness in the first 72 hours caused by interstitial edema and milk coming in.
What is engorgement?
Along with oxytocin, this uterotonic (brand name Methergine) is given for uterine atony.
What is methylergonovine?
A red, swollen, painful breast with flu-like symptoms; affects about 25% of breastfeeding clients.
What is mastitis?
The 'mask of pregnancy': brownish patches on the face that lighten over the first few months.
What is chloasma (melasma)?
The term for the uterus shrinking back to its nonpregnant size.
What is involution?
The medical term for an oversupply of breast milk.
What is hyperlactation?
An intrauterine balloon controls PPH by applying this kind of pressure to the bleeding site.
What is tamponade?
Pinpoint red dots on the skin seen with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).
What are petechiae?
About 5% of people develop this inflammation of a gland in the year after birth; it can swing hypo to hyper or the reverse.
What is thyroiditis?
A firm fundus deviated to one side is a clue that this organ is full.
What is the bladder?
This NIH database lets nurses check whether a medication is safe during breastfeeding.
What is LactMed?
When all other interventions fail, this surgery is the last resort for uncontrolled PPH.
What is a hysterectomy?
Responsible for 14.3% of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S., this dysregulated response to infection can be masked by pregnancy changes.
What is sepsis?