OB cramsheet

• Expulsion of product of pregnancy is the termination of pregnancy through the birth canal.
• Post partum Hemorrhage is defined as blood loss of more than 500cc after delivery or days-weeks later.
• The mother should lose 11 to 13 lbs of weight after pregnancy delivery.
•  Esophageal atresia is a birth defect in which part of a baby's esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach) does not develop properly. Esophageal atresia is a birth defect of the swallowing tube (esophagus) that connects the mouth to the stomach.
• 1. Mild anemia (hemoglobin value of 11 mg/dL) poses no threat but is an indication of a less than optimal nutritional state.
• 1. Mild anemia (hemoglobin value of 11 mg/dL) poses no threat but is an indication of a less than optimal nutritional state.
• Anemia of prematurity is a normocytic, normochromic anemia.
• An infant born at 33 weeks’ gestation has anemia of prematurity, which is characterized by an inadequate response to erythropoietin. The healthcare provider expects that microscopic examination of this infant’s red blood cells would reveal.

  cells of normal size
• A nurse instructor is about to administer a vitamin K injection to a newborn. The student nurse asks the instructor regarding the purpose of the injection. The appropriate response would be:


  The vitamin K will protect the newborn from bleeding.
• The anemia causes symptoms, heart failure, or a severe bacterial infection. Serious problems, such as bleeding or an infection of the blood (sepsis), develop during labor and delivery.
• Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) causes leukopenia, resulting in immunosuppression and increasing the risk of infection, a leading cause of death in children with ALL. Therefore, the initial priority nursing intervention would be to institute infection control precautions to decrease the risk of infection.
• Which of the following would the nurse identify as the initial priority for a child with acute lymphocytic leukemia?

  nstituting infection control precautions
• Anemia is a condition where there is a reduced amount of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is needed to supply the fetus with adequate oxygen. Oxygen is needed for normal growth and development of the fetus.
• Hemoglobin and hematocrit levels decrease during pregnancy as the increase in plasma volume exceeds the increase in red blood cell production.
• Neonates of mothers with diabetes are at risk for hypoglycemia due to increased insulin levels. During gestation, an increased amount of glucose is transferred to the fetus across the placenta. The neonate’s liver cannot initially adjust to the changing glucose levels after birth. This may result in an overabundance of insulin in the neonate, resulting in hypoglycemia.
• hyperemesis gravidarum is severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy Severe nausea and vomiting leading to an electrolyte, metabolic, and nutritional imbalances in the absence of other medical problems.
• About 400 mgs of Iron is needed by the mother in order to produce more RBC mass to be able to provide the needed increase in blood supply for the fetus. Also, about 350-400 mgs of iron is need for the normal growth of the fetus. Thus, about 750-800 mgs iron supplementation is needed by the mother to meet this additional requirement.