increased risk of preterm labor and delivery. * An "insufficient" or weakened cervix‚ also called cervical incompetence * Birth defects of the uterus * History of preterm delivery * Poor nutrition right before or during pregnancy * Preeclampsia -- the development of high blood pressure and protein in the urine after the 20th week of pregnancy * Premature rupture of the membranes Other factors of preterm delivery include age (below 16 of age and older than 35)‚ lack of prenatal care
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Postpartum Hemorrhage * Overview * Workup * Treatment Updated: Dec 20‚ 2012 * ------------------------------------------------- Background * ------------------------------------------------- Problem * ------------------------------------------------- Epidemiology * ------------------------------------------------- Etiology * ------------------------------------------------- Prevention * ------------------------------------------------- Pathophysiology
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BMC Public Health Research article BioMed Central Open Access Effect of Body Mass Index on pregnancy outcomes in nulliparous women delivering singleton babies Sohinee Bhattacharya*1‚ Doris M Campbell2‚ William A Liston3 and Siladitya Bhattacharya2 Address: 1Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women’s Health‚ Aberdeen Maternity Hospital‚ Aberdeen‚ AB25 2ZD‚ UK‚ 2Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology‚ Aberdeen Maternity Hospital‚ Foresterhill‚ Aberdeen‚ AB25 2ZD‚ UK and 3The Simpson Centre
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THE NEWBORN WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS A preterm infant is usually defined as a live-born infant born before the end of week 37 of gestation; another criterion is a weight of less than 2‚500 grams (5lb 8oz) at birth I. INCIDENCE Occurs approximately 7% of live births of white infants‚ in Afro-American infants the rate is doubled 14% (Thilo & Rosenberg‚ 2003) CAUSES/FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PRETERM BIRTHS 1. Low socio-economic status 2. Poor nutritional status 3. Lack of prenatal care 4
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Chapter 1 Cardiovascular Disorders I. Normal cardiac anatomy‚ physiology‚ and function A. Cardiac and coronary artery anatomy (see Figure 1-1) The left anterior descending artery is the most common site of coronary artery occlusion. B. Cardiac cycle (see Figure 1-2) In 10% of patients‚ the posterior descending artery derives from the left coronary artery. C. Cardiac output (CO) 1. Heart rate (HR) a. Number of cardiac contractions per unit time; commonly expressed as beats per minute (bpm)
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1 Basic ICD-9-CM Coding 2011 Edition Exercise Answer Key Lou Ann Schraffenberger‚ MBA‚ RHIA‚ CCS‚ CCS-P‚ FAHIMA 2 This book includes ICD-9-CM changes announced in the CMS Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Proposed Rules‚ as published in the May 4‚ 2010 Federal Register available online from http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/a100504c.html. Any additional changes to these codes may be obtained at the CMS Web site or in the Final Rule for IPPS in the Federal Register when it
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. Update Article NSAIDs and Kidney P Ejaz‚ K Bhojani‚ VR Joshi* Abstract NSAIDs are commonly used drugs. Even with the advent of selective COX-2 inhibitors‚ nephrotoxicity still remains a concern. The adverse effects of NSAIDs are mediated via inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis from arachidonic acid by non-specific blocking of the enzyme cyclooxygenase leading to vasoconstriction and reversible mild renal impairment in volume contracted states. When unopposed‚ this may lead to acute tubular
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE PHYSICIANS P RACTICE BULLET IN clinical management guidelines for obstetrician – gynecologists Number 145‚ July 2014 (Replaces Practice Bulletin Number 9‚ October 1999) Antepartum Fetal Surveillance The goal of antepartum fetal surveillance is to prevent fetal death. Antepartum fetal surveillance techniques based on assessment of fetal heart rate (FHR) patterns have been in clinical use for almost four decades and are
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NCLEX 150 QUESTIONS ANSWERS AND CLINICAL REASONING EXAM PREP # 4 1. A young adult who was in a motorcycle accident is brought to the emergency room with a closed head injury with suspected subdural hematoma. Although the client complains of a severe headache‚ he is alert and answers questions appropriately. The nurse would question which of the following orders? 1. 2. 3. 4. “Promethazine (Phenergan) 25 mg IM 3 h.” “Morphine sulfate 10 mg IM q3-4h.” “Docusate sodium (Colace) 50 mg PO bid.” “Ranitidine
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Policy Paper: Perception of Teachers and Parents towards Hispanic Pregnancies & Birth Control Distribution In Public Schools Tangela Norman-Sheppard SOWK 7360/ Policy and Practice in Human Services Our Lady of the Lake University Professor: Dr. Brian Christenson I. Executive Summary Teenage parenthood is by no means a new social phenomenon. Historically‚ women have tended to childbearing during their teens and early twenties
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