and Peds fisdap, OB/ Peds Fisdap,
OB/PEDS Paramedic fisdap study guide
Eclampsia Tx
-Administer oxygen and manage airway.
-2-5g of mag in 50 to 100 ml slow iv push.
-Consider versed if mag is not effective.
-Monitor for bleeding and transport rapidly.
(A)PGAR
Appearance(Skin):
0= Blue, Pale
1= Body Pink, Extremities
Blue 2= Pink Baby
,A(P)GAR
Pulse Rate(HR):
0= Absent
1= >100
2=<100
AP(G)AR
Grimace(Irritability):
0= No response
1= Grimace
2= Cries
APG(A)R
Activity(Muscle
Tone): 0= Limp
1= Some flexion of
extremities 2= Active
Motion
,APGA(R)
Respiratory
Effort: 0=
Absent
1= Slow and
irregular 2= Strong
Cry
Cause of heat loss in newborns
-Newborns have a higher surface to volume ratio
resulting in increased sensitivity
-Heat loss can result from Evaporation,
Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
-Hypothermic Newborns don't shiver
-Hypothermia can be an indicator of sepsis
Where fertilization takes place
Distal third of Fallopian tube
, Pregnancy Appendicitis S/S
-Nausea, vomiting, fever
-During pregnancy, the pain may shift upward
toward the upper right quadrant after the first
trimester.
There may also be some back or flank pain.
Umbilical cord vasculature
-2 arteries
-1 vein
-The vein is larger than the arteries and has a
thinner wall