All Things Antepartum
Severe and persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy
What is hyperemesis gravidarum?
Blood flow is not going through the placenta
What is absent end diastolic flow?
Occurs when flow of blood is blocked to an area because the sickled cells have become stuck in the blood vessel. The pain can occur anywhere, but most often occurs in the chest, arms, and legs
What is sickle cell disease?
2 of the most common reasons postpartum patients can be readmitted to APU for complications
What is preeclampsia and endometritis?
Stage of blood loss greater than 1500 ml
What is Stage 3 hemorrhage?
Growth less than 10th percentile for gestational age
What is fetal growth restriction?
Initiated when a viable patient has experienced abdominal trauma
What is major trauma protocol?
A condition where the placenta blocks all or part of your cervix
What is placenta previa?
Hormone detected in urine pregnancy tests ~ 5 weeks after LMP
What is HCG?
Cumulative Blood Loss
1,000 mL for either vaginal or cesarean birth
What is OB Hemorrhage?
Method for surveillance of placental function
What is umbilical artery dopplers?
Infection of the endometrium of the uterus, but it can affect all layers of the uterus
What is endometritis?
Blood is being pushed away from the placenta, back towards mom
What is reversed end diastolic flow?
Normal period of transition.
Symptoms include emotional sensitivity, weepiness, and/or feeling overwhelmed
What is Baby Blues?
First sign of hypovolemia
What is tachycardia?
Rare complication in which unprotected blood vessels from the umbilical cord travel across the opening of the cervix
What is vasa previa?
Blood pressure ≥ 160/110 on 2 occasions, at least 4 hours apart, thrombocytopenia, impaired liver function, fetal growth restriction, progressive renal insufficiency, cerebral or visual symptoms, pulmonary edema
What is preeclampsia?
Rupture of membranes before the onset of labor between 24+0 to 33+6 weeks gestation
What is PPROM?
Postpartum drug that should NOT be administered unless it has been AT LEAST 12 hours after epidural placed or spinal needle placed AND 4 hours after epidural catheter is removed.
What is Lovenox?
Acronymn used when vaginal packing is left intentionally in a patient requiring strict documentation following the policy
What is IRSI?
What is amniotic dye test?
Placenta partially detaches from the uterine wall before delivery and patients experience relatively light, chronic, intermittent bleeding
What is chronic placental abruption?
General term used to describe abnormal trophoblast invasion into the myometrium, and sometimes to or beyond the serosa
What is placenta accreta spectrum (PAS)?
This is administered to an individual with Rh-negative blood to prevent the development antibodies after exposure to Rh-positive blood
What is Rhogam?
Change in cognition, mood, arousal associated with traumatic events, typically around childbirth
What is PTSD?