NCM 109-WEEK 3 Care of Mother and
Child at Risk or with Problems
Questions Fully Solved.
Vaginal bleeding - Answer ___________________________________ during pregnancy is
always a deviation from the normal, is always potentially serious, may occur at any point during
pregnancy, and always frightening.
Abortion - Answer - Is a medical term for any interruption of a pregnancy before a fetus is
viable (able to survive outside the uterus if born at that time)
- termination of pregnancy before the age of viability (20 weeks or 5 mos)
- a procedure, either surgical or medical, to end a pregnancy by removing the fetus and placenta
from the uterus
viable fetus - Answer is usually defined as a fetus of more than 20 to 24 weeks of gestation or
one that weighs at least 500 grams
miscarriage - Answer A fetus born before this point is considered a __________________ or
is termed as premature or immature birth
Spontaneous Abortion - Answer termination of pregnancy after the age of viability
> A miscarriage is an early miscarriage if it occurs before week 16 of pregnancy and a late
miscarriage if it occurs before weeks 16 and 20
teratogenic factor - Answer Any agent that can disturb the development of an embryo or
fetus
chromosomal aberration - Answer changes in chromosome number: gains or losses
effacement - Answer thinning of cervix
Threatened Abortion - Answer a pregnancy is jeopardized by bleeding and cramping but the
cervix is closed
Imminent/ Inevitable Abortion - Answer moderate bleeding, cramping, tissue protrudes from
the cervix (cervical dilatation)
, Complete Abortion - Answer all products of conception are expelled
Incomplete Abortion - Answer placenta and membranes are retained
emotional support - Answer Management:
> For complete abortion
D & C - dilating the cervix and scraping the lining of the uterus with an instrument called a
curette - Answer Management for incomplete abortion
Habitual Abortion - Answer three or more consecutive pregnancies result in abortion usually
related to incompetent cervix
protein bound iodine - Answer wdym by PBI
butanol-extractable iodine - Answer wdym by BEI
globulin-bound iodine - Answer wdym by GBI
Missed abortion - Answer fetus dies; product of conception remain in uterus 4 weeks or
longer; signs of pregnancy cease
Signs and Symptoms
>Scanty dark bleeding
>Negative pregnancy test
Management
>Induced labor - oxytocin/vaginal suppositories with prostaglandin hormone
>Vacuum extraction
Infected/Septic Abortion - Answer abortion associated with an infection inside a pregnant
woman's uterus.
>Abortion may be spontaneous, which is referred to as miscarriage.
>May also be an elective surgical or medical abortion, meaning, the woman chose to terminate
her pregnancy.
Child at Risk or with Problems
Questions Fully Solved.
Vaginal bleeding - Answer ___________________________________ during pregnancy is
always a deviation from the normal, is always potentially serious, may occur at any point during
pregnancy, and always frightening.
Abortion - Answer - Is a medical term for any interruption of a pregnancy before a fetus is
viable (able to survive outside the uterus if born at that time)
- termination of pregnancy before the age of viability (20 weeks or 5 mos)
- a procedure, either surgical or medical, to end a pregnancy by removing the fetus and placenta
from the uterus
viable fetus - Answer is usually defined as a fetus of more than 20 to 24 weeks of gestation or
one that weighs at least 500 grams
miscarriage - Answer A fetus born before this point is considered a __________________ or
is termed as premature or immature birth
Spontaneous Abortion - Answer termination of pregnancy after the age of viability
> A miscarriage is an early miscarriage if it occurs before week 16 of pregnancy and a late
miscarriage if it occurs before weeks 16 and 20
teratogenic factor - Answer Any agent that can disturb the development of an embryo or
fetus
chromosomal aberration - Answer changes in chromosome number: gains or losses
effacement - Answer thinning of cervix
Threatened Abortion - Answer a pregnancy is jeopardized by bleeding and cramping but the
cervix is closed
Imminent/ Inevitable Abortion - Answer moderate bleeding, cramping, tissue protrudes from
the cervix (cervical dilatation)
, Complete Abortion - Answer all products of conception are expelled
Incomplete Abortion - Answer placenta and membranes are retained
emotional support - Answer Management:
> For complete abortion
D & C - dilating the cervix and scraping the lining of the uterus with an instrument called a
curette - Answer Management for incomplete abortion
Habitual Abortion - Answer three or more consecutive pregnancies result in abortion usually
related to incompetent cervix
protein bound iodine - Answer wdym by PBI
butanol-extractable iodine - Answer wdym by BEI
globulin-bound iodine - Answer wdym by GBI
Missed abortion - Answer fetus dies; product of conception remain in uterus 4 weeks or
longer; signs of pregnancy cease
Signs and Symptoms
>Scanty dark bleeding
>Negative pregnancy test
Management
>Induced labor - oxytocin/vaginal suppositories with prostaglandin hormone
>Vacuum extraction
Infected/Septic Abortion - Answer abortion associated with an infection inside a pregnant
woman's uterus.
>Abortion may be spontaneous, which is referred to as miscarriage.
>May also be an elective surgical or medical abortion, meaning, the woman chose to terminate
her pregnancy.
