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Which of the following factors places a patient at risk for post partum
hemorrhage?(Select all that apply) - correct answer. Macrosomia
Rapid Labor
Maternal fever
Oxytocin use during labor
Which of the following is consistent with the definition of a major obstetric hemorrhage?
- correct answer. Blood loss requiring transfusion of more than 5 units of blood.
Which of the following contraindications to the administration of misoprostol (Cytotec)
for treatment of a postpartum hemorrhage? (Select all that apply) - correct answer.
Hepatitis C
Asthma
Pulmonary or hepatic disease is a contraindication for the use of prostaglandin
medications.
Following the administration of misoprostol (Cytotec) for management of postpartum
hemorrhage, which of the following is the priority nursing assessment? - correct
answer. Uterine tone
A patient is hemorrhaging after giving birth. When inspected, an area of the placenta
was frayed. The provider suspects that placental fragments are retained within the
uterus. What is the expected treatment for this condition? - correct answer.
Evacuation of the uterus followed by oxytocin (Pitocin) administration
During the first 30 to 45 minutes of a postpartum hemorrhage, which of the following is
the best parameter to estimate the amount of blood loss? - correct answer. Visual
quantification of the amount of bleeding.