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Question | Answer |
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Anesthesia | abolition of pain perception (with or without loss of consciousness) |
Analgesia | alleviation of pain sensation or raising of pain |
Pudendal block | anesthesia that eliminates pain in vagina, vulva and perineum, used episiotomy, birth and assisted birth |
Local anethesia | used for perineal anesthesia for performing and repairing episiotomy |
Epidural block | relief of pain from uterine contractions and birth by injection into the dura space |
Spinal block | single dose injection into subarachnoid for pain control during birth, rather than labor |
Narcan | drug that reverses the effects of opiods, prompt onset lasts 1-4hrs, metabolized liver |
Tocolytic | medication used for relaxation of uterine muscles |
Blood Patch | method to repair a tear in dura mater around spinal cord as a result of spinal anethesia |
Glucocorticoid (Dexamethasone, Betamethasone) | medication used to stimulate fetal lung maturity, 24-34 weeks |
Duramorph | addition to thecal anethesia to prolong pain relief, no narcotics for 18 hrs, monitor HR, RR, pulse ox q 30 min-1hr for 24hrs |
Ritodrine (Yutopar) | Beta adrenergic agonist-IV to suppress contractions |
Terbutaline (Brethine) | Beta adrenergic agonist-subq using syringe or pump, SE-tachy, dyspnea, hyperglycemia |
Nifedipine (Procardia) | Ca channel blocker relax smooth muscle-sublingual then oral |
Magnesium Sulfate | CNS depressant preterm labor-IV relax smooth muscle |
Indomethacin | NSAID relaxes smooth muscles by prostaglandin inhibition, rectal or oral |
Prostaglandin | used to ripen cervix or stimulate contractions |
Dinoprostone (Cervidil) | vaginal insert posterior fornix of vagina-prostaglandin |
Dinoprostone (Prepidil) | gel inserted cervix below internal os-prostaglandin |
Oxytocin (Pitocin) | hormone used to stimulate uterine contractions to augment or induce labor |
Laminaria tent | natural cervical dilator made from seaweed |
Misoprostol (Cytotec) | oral tablet or intravaginal ripening agent |
Baseline FHR | 110-160 beats/min during 10 minutes excluding periodic and episodic |
Undetected variability | absence of expected irregular fluctuations in FHR |
Bradycardia | FHR below 110/min longer than 10 min |
Prolonged deceleration | decrease in FHR of 15/min below baseline lasts more than 10 min |
Periodic changes | occur with contractions |
Tachycardia | FHR above 160/min longer than 10 min |
Variability | Exprected irregular fluctuations of baseline (2 or more/min) |
Early deceleration | FHR decrease after onset of contraction-fetal head compression-GOOD |
Late deceleration | FHR decrease after peak of contraction-UPI-Nonreassuring |
Variable deceleration | FHR decrease any time during contraction-umbilical cord compression |
Acceleration | increase FHR 15/min or more, last 15 sec but shorter than 2 min |
Episodic | FHR changes not associated with contractions (movement etc) |
Duration | start to finish of contraction |
Frequency | peak to peak or start to start of contraction |
Resting time | time between contractions |
Acme | peak or intesity of contraction, mmHG, 35=mild, 50=mod, 75=strong |
Normal resting tone | 8-15mmHG |
Amniotomy | artificial rupture of membranes, check FHR, cord compression or prolapse |
External version | External manipulation to turn fetus from unfavorable lie or presenting part, risks-cord compression, injury, placenta bleed, uterine tear/rupture, labor |
Preterm labor | labor begins before 37-38 weeks |
Hypotonic uterine dysfunction | results in less than adequate labor pattern |
Amnioinfusion | intrauterine infusion to increase amount of fluid or flush, correct variable decels, need 30 min to increase fluid, risk of overdistention & increase tone |
Sinusoidal FHR pattern | Related to severe fetal anemia, acidosis, hemorrhage, abruptio or hydrops fetalis, undulating, oscilating, waves, persistent & rounded, no variability |
Cardiac changes with labor | Increase CO & PVR, stage 2 increase intrathoracic pressure & venous pressure, decrease venous return=fetal hypoxia |
GI changes with labor | decrease motility, absorption, emptyingincrease nausea, belching with dilation |
Meds used to treat GI issues during labor | Bicitra, Maalox, Reglan, Zantac |
Urinary changes during labor | decrease tone, capacity, sensation of filling, proteinuria (affects progress & comfort) |
Hemopoietic changes during labor | increase WBC (21-25), fibrinogendecrease coag time, blood sugar |
Respiratory changes during labor | Increase O2 demand (stage 1=40%, stage 2=100%)hyperventilation |
Fetal scalp pH | 7.25 and above=ok7.18 and below=deliver |
Amniotic fluid normals | 1000ml, pale/straw color, no odor, watery, slightly alkaline |
Best evaluation amniotic fluid | Ferning pattern, next nitrazine test |
PURE | Position change q20,urinate q1-2hrs, relaxation, environment & encourage |
Nubain | analgesia, caution with preterm, equal to morphine |
Stadol | analgesia, CHECK RR, must be 10, potent, give begining of contraction |
Stadol/Nubain adverse maternal effects | Resp depression, tachy, hypotension, bladder distention, mental changes, confusion, sedation |
Stadol/Nubain adverse fetal effects | sinusoidal FHR, bradycardia, CNS depression |
Stadol/Nubain adverse neonate effects | resp depression (1-4 hrs), apnea, cyanosis, hypotonia, bradycardia, arrhythmias (Narcan given) |
Narcan adverse effects | increase/decrease BP, increase HR, pain, irritable, crying, pul edema, abstinence syndrome |
Analgesic/anesthesia complications fetus/neonate | CNS depression, hypoxia, lethargy, poor suck/swallow |
Analgesic complications maternal | NV, decrease peristalsis, urine, CNS, BP alter, increase HR, ineffective, allergy, pruritus, delerium |
General anethesia | used cesarean/sterilization, SE=allergy, NV, aspiration, alter BP, uterine atony (hemorrhage), urine retention, hypothermia, surgical comps) |
#1 complication spinal/epidural anesthesia | Hypotension-prevent with bolus 500-1000ml LR |
Medication treatment of hypotension during labor | Ephedrine |
Nerve blocks | "caine" family, local or thecally, preservative to prolong, potentiators with cesarean |
Nursing responsibilities with anesthesia | position of mom, monitor effects, contractions |
Epidural dilation requirement | 3cm min, 4cm with nullipara |
Potential complications spinal/epidural | shiver, NV, hypotension, inhibit bearing, allergy, ineffective, loss sensation, cramps, hypothermia, urine retention, uterine atony, hemmorhage, pruritus |
Specific spinal complications | leakage of CSF, post dural puncture HA (give caffeine) |
Fetal distress manifestations | abnormal FHR, meconium stained fluid with cephalic, hyperactivity |
Short term variability | BTB, monitors compensation by babe with O2 changes, absent or present |
Long term variability | cycles, 3-5/min |
Tachycardia causes | early fetal hypoxia, prematurity, anemia, cardiac arrythmias, HF, mom drug use, anxiety, fever, hyperthyroid, pain mgmt meds |
Tachycardia interventions | reposition, O2 @ 8-10L, increase mainline, antipyretics, calm, persist >1hr=deliver |
Bradycardia causes | late fetal hypoxia, prolonged cord compression, acute fetal asphyxia, heart block, HYPO thermia, tension, glycemia, SE anesthia, positioning, contraction hyperstimulation (Pitocin) |
Recurrent decelerations | occur with 50% contractions in 20min |
Nadir | low point, usually occurs with peak of contraction |
Shoulder humps | quick increase pre and post FHR changes=good |
Intervention for nonreassuring | Intrauterine resuscitation-position, increase mainline, O2 @ 8-10L |
Interventions for variable | check for cord, reposition, O2, amnioinfusion |
Interventions for late | reposition, O2, increase mainline, turn off Pit, Monitor mom-BP:babe-FHR, deliver |
Pseudosinusoidal | saw tooth, mod variability, caused pain meds |
Saltatory | Marked variability >25bpm, unknown cause |
5 Ps of assessment | Personality, position, passenger, powers, passageway |
Position | change q 20min, supine hypotensive syndrome |
Presentation | cephalic, breech, shoulder, vertex |
Lie | baby spine v. mom spine |
attitude | flexion/extension |
position | presenting part (right or left, part, location) |
Amniotic Fluid Embolism | amniotic fluid into bloodstream (10%maternal mortality, 50% fetal) |
Cord prolapse | emergency, SGA/SFD, premie, breech, transverse, RBOW, anmiotomy w/out engage |
Cord prolapse interventions | position, bladder infusion, delivery |
Nuchal cord (CAN) | cord around neck |
Ferguson reflex | urge to push |
O2 to babe begins decreasing at ____mmHG | 35 |
Primary & Secondary powers | primary-contractions, secondary-pushing |
Premature labor | after 20 weeks before 37 weeks |
#1 cause premature labor | UTI- then dehydration, multifetal etc |
Stop premature labor if | cervix <4cm or 50%, BOW intact, viable fetus, no maternal contraindications |
dystocia | long, difficult labor |
dysfunctional | abnormal contractions prevent normal progress |
Hypertonic (Hyperstimulation) | painful but ineffective, increase rest tone >20mmHG, duration >90 sec, intensity >75-80mmHG: decrease rest <30 sec, frequency <2 min, coupling or tripling |
Hypertonic interventions | O2, reposition, shut off Pit, increase mainline, tocolytic, amniotomy, calm |
Hypotonic causes | fetal malposition, overdistention of uterus, pressure not high enough |
Hypotonic interventions | rule out CPD/FPD or pelvic probs, amniotomy, stimulation |
Precipitous labor | <3hrs |
Induction | deliberate initiation of labor |
Augmentation | stimulation or enhancement of contractions |
Contraindications oxytocin | CPD, prolapse cord, transverse lie, nonreassuring status, placenta previa or vasa previa, prior classic uterine incision, active herpes infections |
Indications oxytocin | suspect fetal jeopardy, dystocia, PROM, postterm, chorioamnionitis, maternal med probs, severe preeclampsia, fetal death, multipara w/precep lives far |
Bishops score | cervical readiness, 9 or more more successful (13 total) |
Oxytocin goal of therapy | 3 contractions in 10 minutes or 40-60 sec with good relax and no probs |
Oxytocin Nursing mgmt | 1:1 ratio, dr present on site, EFM, max 20mu/min, start 1-2mu/min and increase q 15-30min, monitor cervix, contractions, VS, babe and h2O intoxication, max fluid 3000ml/24hr |
Oxytocin SE | hyperstimulation, BP alterations, water intoxication, ineffective |
Oxytocin SE fetus | nonreassuring HR or pattern, hypoxia |
Oxytocin SE interventions | reposition, o2, increase mainline, turn of Pit, Notify dr |