Labs & Prenatal Testing
This procedure can be done early as an accurate way to identify estimated date of birth.
What is ultrasound?
This is what GTPAL stands for.
What is Gravid (# of pregnancies), Term (births at term), Preterm (preterm [20-36+6] births), Abortions (spontaneous and therapeutic), Living (# of living children)
This gestational age is considered a TERM pregnancy.
What is 37 - 42 weeks?
A woman experiencing nausea and/or vomiting.
What is presumptive?
This hormone level is higher in multiples, and lower with ectopic pregnancies or abnormal placentation
What is hCG
This type of antepartum testing can detect up to 85% of all open neural tube defects.
What is maternal serum alpha fetoprotein?
BONUS: Give examples of NTD.
This time frame in a pregnancy includes the time between conception and the onset of true labor.
What is antepartum?
This is what gravid means.
What is the number of pregnancies regardless of pregnancy outcome?
This is the definition of Hegar's sign.
What is softening of lower uterine segment?
Bonus: Is this a presumptive, probable, or positive sign of pregnancy?
This hormone helps to support and maintain implantation and the developing embryo
What is progesterone?
This is the the most common method of prenatal testing that evaluates fetal wellbeing.
What is a non-stress test (NST)?
This age is considered geriatric pregnancy (aka advanced maternal age).
What is 35?
This is the term used when a pregnant woman begins to feel the fetus move.
What is quickening?
BONUS: When are they likely to start feeling it?
This is softening of the cervix after 4 weeks of pregnancy.
What is Goodell's sign?
BONUS: Is this a presumptive, probable, or positive sign of pregnancy?
This hormone supports breast development and supports fetal development
What is estrogen?
The VDRL or RPR tests for what disease?
What is Syphilis
During a prenatal visit a patient tells you her last menstrual period was May 21, 2023. Based on the Naegele's Rule, this is the estimated due date of her baby.
What is February 28, 2024?
Striae gravidarum is defined as this.
What are stretch marks?
Postitive HCG urine test.
What is probable?
Which hormone is responsible for reducing gastric motility and relaxing blood vessels that accommodate the increased blood volume
What is progesterone
This blood test measures a protein, called the maternal serum ________ ________, is used as a screening tool, NOT a diagnostic tool, and is done between 15 -20 weeks.
What is alpha fetoprotein?
How do you interpret this:
GTPAL: 21002
2nd pregnancy
1 term delivery
0 preterm deliveries
0 abortions
2 living (twins)
This is considered the "mask of pregnancy"
What is Chloasma?
This probable sign of pregnancy shows violet-blue color to cervix.
What is a Chadwick's sign?
BONUS: What causes this change?
These hormones stimulate smooth muscle contractility, and along with oxytocin, play an important role in the onset of labor
What are prostaglandins