OB Week 7 Quiz

Risk factors for placenta previa? SATA

- Advanced Maternal Age (AMA) - Cocaine Use - Smoking - Previous induced abortios

Risk factors for incompetent cervix? (SATA)

- Diethylstillbestrol (DES) exposure - History of therapeutic abortions

Labs found for a patient who is vomiting and dehydrated?

- Elevated liver enzymes (AST) (ALT) - Elevated RBCs and Hct - BUN increased - Na, K, and Cl decreased

Risk factors for Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD)? SATA

- Older maternal age - Multiparity

Risk factors for ectopic pregnancies? SATA

- Previous ectopic - Smoking - Previous GYN surgery

What hormonal abnormality would the nurse expect with a molar pregnancy?

Elevated hCG

Theory of causation for hyperemesis is an excessive amount of circulating

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

Assessment for 14 week patient with GTD who has headaches and protein in urine?

DTR (Deep tendon reflexes)

Risk Factors for Hyperemesis Gravidarum? SATA

Nausea/Vomiting with previous pregnancies History of not tolerating oral contraceptives GERD H-pylori Seroponsitivity