Platinum OB & Peds Exam with precise detailed
answers
What structure releases FSH and LH - correct answer✔✔anterior pituitary
Where does labor technically take place - correct answer✔✔Uterus
Define gestation - correct answer✔✔length of pregnancy
What is full term - correct answer✔✔39-40 weeks
From what does is gestation considered - correct answer✔✔1st day of the woman's last
menstrual period
What is the fundus - correct answer✔✔It is the dome-shaped top of the uterus (basically the
woman's stomach)
How do the kidneys change during pregnancy - correct answer✔✔Increase in size and
volume
How does blood volume change during pregnancy - correct answer✔✔Increases by up to
50% more than normal
How does the heart change during pregnancy - correct answer✔✔It hypertrophies (returns
to normal postpartum)
, How does resting HR typically change throughout pregnancy - correct answer✔✔Increases
by roughly 15-20bpm by each term
What ECG changes are possible to see during pregnancy - correct answer✔✔Ectopic beats,
SVT, slight left axis deviation, lead III changes
Define lithotomy position - correct answer✔✔Position pt is lying supine w/ knees & hips
flexed
- standard birthing position in the US
What is average weight gain during pregnancy - correct answer✔✔27.5 pounds
Define gravidity - correct answer✔✔number of times a woman has been pregnant
Define parity - correct answer✔✔The number of times a pregnancy has led to a birth
beyond 20 weeks gestation, or infant >500g (AKA live births)
Define primigravida - correct answer✔✔a woman who is pregnant for the first time
Define primipara - correct answer✔✔Woman with 1 delivery
What are Braxton-Hicks, and when can they occur - correct answer✔✔False contractions
that can come every 10-20 minutes
Can occur anytime in the third trimester
What is the first trimester - correct answer✔✔1-12 weeks
answers
What structure releases FSH and LH - correct answer✔✔anterior pituitary
Where does labor technically take place - correct answer✔✔Uterus
Define gestation - correct answer✔✔length of pregnancy
What is full term - correct answer✔✔39-40 weeks
From what does is gestation considered - correct answer✔✔1st day of the woman's last
menstrual period
What is the fundus - correct answer✔✔It is the dome-shaped top of the uterus (basically the
woman's stomach)
How do the kidneys change during pregnancy - correct answer✔✔Increase in size and
volume
How does blood volume change during pregnancy - correct answer✔✔Increases by up to
50% more than normal
How does the heart change during pregnancy - correct answer✔✔It hypertrophies (returns
to normal postpartum)
, How does resting HR typically change throughout pregnancy - correct answer✔✔Increases
by roughly 15-20bpm by each term
What ECG changes are possible to see during pregnancy - correct answer✔✔Ectopic beats,
SVT, slight left axis deviation, lead III changes
Define lithotomy position - correct answer✔✔Position pt is lying supine w/ knees & hips
flexed
- standard birthing position in the US
What is average weight gain during pregnancy - correct answer✔✔27.5 pounds
Define gravidity - correct answer✔✔number of times a woman has been pregnant
Define parity - correct answer✔✔The number of times a pregnancy has led to a birth
beyond 20 weeks gestation, or infant >500g (AKA live births)
Define primigravida - correct answer✔✔a woman who is pregnant for the first time
Define primipara - correct answer✔✔Woman with 1 delivery
What are Braxton-Hicks, and when can they occur - correct answer✔✔False contractions
that can come every 10-20 minutes
Can occur anytime in the third trimester
What is the first trimester - correct answer✔✔1-12 weeks
