Neonatal Resp Care (part 1) Study Questions
1.Gravida indicates?
para indicates?: number of pregnancies
number of live births
2.What does gravida mean?: 3 pregnancies, 1 live birth
3.what does primigravida indicate?: a first pregnancy
4.What does PROM stand for?: premature rupture of membranes
5.what are the complications of pregnancy? (6): 1. low or high birth weight
2.prematurity/postmaturity
3.HELLP syndrome
4.PROM
5.infection
6.death
6.Substance Abuse/ Smoking: Self
Explanatory Preeclampsia
Placental Abruption
Oligohydramnios/Polyhydramnios
Gestational Diabetes
Placental Previa
Ectopic pregnancy
Maternal infection- STD/GBS: other pregnancy complications
7.Maternal Hypertension; BP > 140/90 x 2 within 4
hours Develops after 20 weeks gestation
May cause impaired Liver and/or Kidney function & seizures
Treatment is delivery of the baby
Eclampsia - same as preeclampsia with convulsions and coma resulting: -
Preeclampsia
8.Placenta separates from the inner wall of the uterus before birth:
placental abruption
9.Low Amniotic Fluid levels: Oligohydramnios
10.Excessive levels of amniotic fluid: Polyhydramnios
11.Abnormally low implantation in the uterus. Placenta partially or
totally covers the cervix
, Symptoms include bleeding during the 2nd half of the pregnancy
Complications: heavy bleeding and preterm delivery
Bleeding may be life-threatening to both mom & and fetus: Placental Previa
12.Develops after 24 weeks gestation but usually resolves after
birth Caused by hormonal imbalance that affects insulin production
Diagnosed by glucose testing (190 mg/dL or >)
Risk factors include: Maternal age >25, Previous history, Excess weight
May lead to preeclampsia: Gestational Diabetes
13.The fertilized egg attaches to an abnormal site, most commonly in
the fallopian tube, and begins to develop
AKA Tubal Pregnancies
First warning sign is pelvic pain and light bleeding
Medical emergency if the tube ruptures; surgery required
With heavy bleeding and severe pelvic pain mom may go into shock: Ectopic
Pregnancy
14.Infections can be transmitted to babies through the placenta or
during birth
May have serious consequences for the baby
§Group B streptococcus
§E-Coli
§Trichomoniasis- parasite
§STD's: Maternal Infections
15.(24-40 wks. gestation) Alveolar ducts and air sacs are developed. Surfac-
tant production begins & increases after 24 weeks! Viable Birth!!
(Embryologic Period): saccular
16.Type I & II pneumocytes appear; Type II begin to secrete surfactant:
week 24 embryology
17.A test that measures the amount of lecithin and sphingomyelin that are
found in the amniotic fluid during pregnancy. These substances are
1.Gravida indicates?
para indicates?: number of pregnancies
number of live births
2.What does gravida mean?: 3 pregnancies, 1 live birth
3.what does primigravida indicate?: a first pregnancy
4.What does PROM stand for?: premature rupture of membranes
5.what are the complications of pregnancy? (6): 1. low or high birth weight
2.prematurity/postmaturity
3.HELLP syndrome
4.PROM
5.infection
6.death
6.Substance Abuse/ Smoking: Self
Explanatory Preeclampsia
Placental Abruption
Oligohydramnios/Polyhydramnios
Gestational Diabetes
Placental Previa
Ectopic pregnancy
Maternal infection- STD/GBS: other pregnancy complications
7.Maternal Hypertension; BP > 140/90 x 2 within 4
hours Develops after 20 weeks gestation
May cause impaired Liver and/or Kidney function & seizures
Treatment is delivery of the baby
Eclampsia - same as preeclampsia with convulsions and coma resulting: -
Preeclampsia
8.Placenta separates from the inner wall of the uterus before birth:
placental abruption
9.Low Amniotic Fluid levels: Oligohydramnios
10.Excessive levels of amniotic fluid: Polyhydramnios
11.Abnormally low implantation in the uterus. Placenta partially or
totally covers the cervix
, Symptoms include bleeding during the 2nd half of the pregnancy
Complications: heavy bleeding and preterm delivery
Bleeding may be life-threatening to both mom & and fetus: Placental Previa
12.Develops after 24 weeks gestation but usually resolves after
birth Caused by hormonal imbalance that affects insulin production
Diagnosed by glucose testing (190 mg/dL or >)
Risk factors include: Maternal age >25, Previous history, Excess weight
May lead to preeclampsia: Gestational Diabetes
13.The fertilized egg attaches to an abnormal site, most commonly in
the fallopian tube, and begins to develop
AKA Tubal Pregnancies
First warning sign is pelvic pain and light bleeding
Medical emergency if the tube ruptures; surgery required
With heavy bleeding and severe pelvic pain mom may go into shock: Ectopic
Pregnancy
14.Infections can be transmitted to babies through the placenta or
during birth
May have serious consequences for the baby
§Group B streptococcus
§E-Coli
§Trichomoniasis- parasite
§STD's: Maternal Infections
15.(24-40 wks. gestation) Alveolar ducts and air sacs are developed. Surfac-
tant production begins & increases after 24 weeks! Viable Birth!!
(Embryologic Period): saccular
16.Type I & II pneumocytes appear; Type II begin to secrete surfactant:
week 24 embryology
17.A test that measures the amount of lecithin and sphingomyelin that are
found in the amniotic fluid during pregnancy. These substances are
