Chapter 23 high risk pregnant client during labor and delivery Four main components of the labor process 1. passenger or fetus 2. passage way or pelvic bones and other pelvic structure 3. powers or uterine contractions 4. clients psyche or psychological state Problems with the passenger -Problem may arise if preterm‚ also during multiple gestation. Fetal malposition 1. Occipitoposterior position ROP or LOP Second stage of labor Complains of severe back pain from the pressure
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the young to pass through. The uterus is the location where the embryo develops. The uterus is a Y-shaped structure with two uterine horns. The size of the uterine horns is dependent upon the typical number of offspring produced in one pregnancy. An animal such as the horse that usually has only one offspring per pregnancy has small uterine horns and a large uterine body. An animal such as the pig that
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4Action of hormones in the Menstrual Cycle The Ovarian Cycle The cycle begins with the release from the hypothalamus of gonadotrophin – releasing hormone (GnRH)‚ which stimulates the pituitary to secrete small amounts of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) and Luteinising Hormone (LH). The FSH stimulates follicle growth‚ aided by LH and the cells of the growing follicles start to make estrogen. Notice in figure(d) that there is a slow rise in the amount of estrogen
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gynecologic cancer death (behind ovarian and cervical cancer). A total abdominal hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus) with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is the most common therapeutic approach. Endometrial cancer may sometimes be referred to as uterine cancer. However‚ different cancers may develop not only from the endometrium itself but also from other tissues of the uterus‚ including cervical cancer‚ sarcoma of the myometrium‚ and trophoblastic disease. Classification Most endometrial cancers
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Policy Manual Chapter: Area Specific Practice Guidelines Policy Number Effective Date Supersedes AS 201111-20.18 10/2010 2003 Amnioinfusion Key Words: Amnioinfusion‚ labor‚ labor and delivery‚ variables Applicable to VUH Children’s VMG VMG Off-site locations VPH VUSN VUSM Approved by Nicole Powell‚ MSN‚ RN-C Manager‚ Labor and Delivery Date Robin Mutz‚ RNC‚ IBCLC‚ MPPM Date Administrative Director‚ Women’s Patient Care Center Bennett Spetalnick
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or prolonged. FHR decelerations are defined according to their visual relationship to the onset and end of a contraction and by their shape. Early decelerations Visually apparent gradual decrease in and return to the baseline FHR associated with uterine contractions. The onset‚ nadir‚ and recovery of the deceleration generally correspond to the beginning‚ peak‚ and end of the contraction. Early decelerations are thought to be cause by transient fetal head compression and are considered a benign finding
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Vanessa Partain 02/27/12 Physics Honors Is Manual Palpations of Uterine Contractions Accurate? If the physics behind labor and delivery is inaccurate and is not followed through perfectly‚ it can arise complications. Physics is what makes a woman’s uterus contract to deliver a fetus through the birth canal. If a woman’s body fails to contract there will not be enough pressure to deliver the child. This will lead to a mother having a cesarean section. When in labor you may need to measure
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NCM501203 A case study Angelet Acot Name of patient Submitted to: Mrs. Arlyn Celestial‚ RN Name of faculty As partial requirement for NCM501203 Submitted by: CORONA‚ Rocky III AMENE‚ Nashon Neil LAPENA‚ Katrin Lou GALINADA‚ Kersy Wilcon BAZAR‚ Normina ROJAS‚ Policronio III VELASCO‚ Dennard CEQUIRINA‚ Reynaldo BERBIGAL‚ Czyzl NOVAL‚ Keecee Amor OLAPE‚ Myeh Table of contents PAGE 1 Introduction 3 2 Client’s Profile 4 3 Physiology
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Chronic hypertensive disease * PIH * Direct trauma * Cigarette use * Sudden release of amniotic fluid Types of Abruptio Placenta 1. Complete Separation- placenta becomes completely detached from uterine wall. 2. Partial Separation- portion of placenta adheres to uterine wall. 3. External Separation- blood escapes
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Endometriosis Introduction Endometriosis is a gynecological medical condition in which cells from the lining of the uterus (endometrium) appear and flourish outside the uterine cavity‚ most commonly on the membrane which lines the abdominal cavity. The uterine cavity is lined with endometrial cells‚ which are under the influence of female hormones. Endometrial-like cells in areas outside the uterus (endometriosis) are influenced by hormonal changes and respond in a way that is similar to the cells
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