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  1. Transfers Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and nutrients
    Placenta
  2. Blood vessels of Umbilical cord
    1 vein and 2 arteries
  3. When is the fetus viable?
    28 weeks
  4. S/S of Mild pre-eclampsia-toxemia
    • B/P 140/90
    • sudden weight gain of 5-10# in a week
    • Protienuria
    • Edema
  5. S/S Severe Pre-Eclampsia
    • BP- 160/110
    • Sudden weight gain
    • proteinuria
    • edema
    • Headache-Severe with n/v
    • visual problems
    • irritabilty
  6. Treatment for Pre-Eclampsia
    • Keep calm
    • IV/O2
    • position left lateral recumbant
    • minimize stimuli
    • consider mag-sulfate 2-5g diluted in 50-100cc
    • Morphine
    • Ativan
  7. HELLP syndrome?
    • Hemolysis
    • Elevated Liver enzymes
    • Low Platelet
  8. What is HELLP?
    • Severe Eclampsia complicated by
    • Thrombocytopenia
    • Abnormal perpheral smear results
    • abnormal liver function test
  9. S/S of HELLP?
    • RUQ pain
    • weight gain
    • liver rupture
  10. What is considered preterm labor?
    38 weeks gestation
Author
wdzracer
ID
12429
Card Set
cct ob
Description
CCT OB Emergencies
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