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Epidemiology
Evaluation
Maternal Physiology
Management
Potpourri
100
The three most common causes of trauma in pregnancy.
What are motor vehicle crashes, falls, and direct assault?
100
Radiation dose below which adverse fetal effects are unlikely to occur.
What is 5 to 10 rads?
100
Amount of blood pregnant women can lose before vital signs change.
What is up to 2 liters?
100
First management priority
What is evaluation and stabilization of maternal vital signs?
100
Gender more likely to be involved in automobile accidents.
What is female?
200

The leading cause of nonobstetric maternal death.

What is trauma?

200
Recommended minimal time of posttrauma fetal monitoring.
What is 4 hours?
200
This causes an increased risk of aspiration in pregnant trauma patients.
What is delayed gastric emptying (Progesterone)?
200
This normal amount of diaphragmatic elevation means chest tubes may need to be placed one to two interspaces higher during pregnancy.
What is 4cm?
200
Most significant modifiable factor in decreasing maternal and fetal injury and mortality after motor vehicle crashes.
What is proper seat belt use?
300
Death of the mother resulting from accidental or incidental causes not related to pregnancy.
What is a nonmaternal death?
300
Most sensitive test in detecting placental disruption.
What is continuous electronic fetal monitoring?
300
Result of relaxin, sometimes leading to misread radiologic studies
What are widened symphysis pubis and sacroiliac joints?
300
Vaccination consideration in following penetrating injuries
What is tetanus toxoid?
300
Safety modification of diagnostic peritoneal lavage during pregnancy.
What is "open" technique?
400
Percent of domestic violence cases detected by physicians.
What is 4-10%?
400

"Full" name for FAST US

What is a Focused Assessment using Sonography for Trauma patients?

400
In a pregnant woman at term, chest compressions produce this % of her normal cardiac output (under best of circumstances).
What is 10% of normal?
400
Perimortem cesarean delivery within this many minutes of maternal cardiac arrest improves maternal and neonatal outcomes.
What is 4 minutes?
400
Percentage of patients who should be screened for domestic violence.
What is 100%?
500
Rates of fetal loss associated with life-threatening maternal trauma and non-life-threatening injuries.
What are 40-50% and 1-5%?
500
Quantitative test to determine accurate Rhogam dosing in unsensitized Rh negative women.
What is a Kleihauer-Betke test?
500
Two reasons pregnant patients are at a greater risk (than nonpregnant patients) for hypoxemia during periods of apnea
What are decreased functional residual capacity and increased oxygen consumption?
500
Two items needed for postmortem Cesarean delivery.
What are gloves and a scalpel?
500
Current advice regarding air bag use in pregnancy
What is "should not be disabled"?