Exam 36: Complications of Pregnancy

With ____________________ some, but not all, of the products of conception are passed.

The incidence of ectopic pregnancy is as high as three in 50 pregnancies.

In some women, a mass of grape-like tissue forms in the uterus instead of a placenta, known as a(n) ____.

Both maternal antepartal transport and steroids have been shown to decrease neonatal morbidity and mortality.

The leading cause of infant mortality (birth to one year of life) is congenital malformations.

Treatment for a molar pregnancy is evacuation of the uterine contents, sometimes combined with chemotherapy.

If the patient has a ____, a small amount of pinkish or brown-tinged mucous discharge, it may be an indication of imminent delivery.

____ is the termed used for excessive amniotic fluid.

HELLP stands for ____, Elevated Liver enzymes, and Low Platelet count syndrome.

____ abortion is defined as a pregnancy that ends before 20 weeks' gestation.

Placenta ____ occurs when the placenta is implanted in the uterine wall such that it partially or completely covers the internal os, the opening of the uterus at the cervix.

Most uterine ruptures occur during labor, and over 90% are associated with a(n) ____.

The mechanism of injury in about 60% of blunt trauma cases in pregnancy is a ____.

The definition of ____________________ is uterine contractions resulting in cervical change prior to 37 weeks' gestation.

When a cervix is weak and unable to contain the products of conception, it is called a(n) ____________________.

Bleeding before delivery is known as ____________________.

Up to ____ of patients with premature rupture of membranes will go into labor within 24 hours.

____ are used to suppress labor and prevent premature delivery.

The Paramedic's physical examination of the pregnant patient focuses on bleeding.

A pregnancy that implants outside the uterus is called a(n) ____ pregnancy.