Pitocin
The half life of Pitocin
What is 10-12 minutes
Normal is 110-160
What is Baseline
A QBL of greater than 500mL for a vaginal delivery
What is a Stage 1 PPH
A patient who has a blood pressure of 152/86 at her 14 week appt, then a blood pressure of 142/86 at her 18 week appointment has this hypertensive disorder.
What is chronic hypertension
Painless Vaginal Bleeding of a Pregnant Patient
What is Placenta Previa
How many half life's are needed to get to steady state
What is 3-4
The goal of fetal monitoring
What is to identify a well-oxygenated fetus
Uterotonic that is contraindicated in patients with hypertension
What is Methergine
A life threatening pregnancy complication that is considered to be a variant of pre-eclampsia
What is HELLP syndrome?
New onset seizure during pregnancy should always first assumed to be this
What is Eclampsia
If you continue to give Pitocin once you have a regular contraction pattern you can cause this
What is a dysfunctional labor pattern
Maternal lungs, maternal heart, maternal vasculature system, uterus, placenta and _______ make up the oxygen pathway
What is Umbilical Cord
Uterotonic that is contraindicated in a patient with active asthma
What is Hemabate
The purpose of Magnesium Sulfate in severe pre-eclampsia
What is Seizure Prophylaxis
Vaginal Bleeding, Rigid Abdomen, Severe Abdominal Pain in a Pregnant Patient
What is Placental Abruption
Medication errors involving Pitocin are typically...
What is dose related
The presence of moderate variability and/or accelerations can reliably exclude this
What is metabolic acidemia
Hypothermia, Acidosis and Coagulopathy make up this complication of Hemorrhage
What is the Lethal Triad
Low Platelets, RUQ Pain, and a headache unrelieved by standard treatments are all what?
What are Severe Features of Pre-Eclampsia
What is DIC
During active labor the level of endogenous pitocin circulating is equivalent to this amount of exogenous pitocin.
What is 5-8mu/min
A fetus with this category tracing prior to birth has a 28-32% likelihood of being born with metabolic acidemia.
What is Category 3
The ideal ratio at which you transfuse Red Blood Cells, Fresh Frozen Plasma and Platelets during a Massive Transfusion Protocol.
What is 6:6:1
If hypertensive crisis is not addressed in a timely manner it can lead to his lethal complication
What is Stroke
Time from start of a maternal code Blue to time resuscitative cesarean should be performed.
What is Four Minutes