Abruptio Placentae • Condition according to Mayo Clinic: when the placenta seperates from the uterus before delivery • Causes according to Mayo Clinic: abdominal injury, excessive loss of amniotic fluid, • Risk factors according to Mayo Clinic: past history of placental abruption, high blood pressure, blood clotting disorders, substance abuse, age over 40 • Signs and symptoms according to Mayo Clinic: painful vaginal bleeding, rapid uterine contractions, uterine tenderness • Labs to monitor according to Mayo Clinic: pelvic exam, ultrasound, complete blood cell count, fibrinogen study, activated partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin time, Kleihauer-Betke test • Treatments according to Mayo Clinic: hospital monitoring, vaginal delivery or
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The first stage of labor actually has two phases itself. The first phase is called early labor. During early labor you should start to feel something like light cramps. It is also common to feel pressure in your lower back. This is the start of what is called “contractions”. Contractions help your uterus (female reproductive organ) stretch and relax, along with moving the baby's head down into the birth canal. Another thing that happens during early labor is your cervix (narrow neck like passage forming the lower end of the uterus) will start to get shorter, also known as “thinning out”. Your cervix will go from about three to five centimeters to looking as if it could be part of the uterus. You will also start to dilate (make or become wider, larger, or more open) during this phase. When your contractions get closer together, about four to five minutes apart, you should call your doctor or midwife and go in to get checked. They tell how far dilated you are in centimeters, zero to ten. The next phase to this stage is active labor. This phase will consist of you dilating more rapidly as well as your contractions getting harder and closer together. You may also begin to feel nauseous during active labor. At this point you will probably be in quite a bit of pain and want pain medication. Though it may be too late for an epidural (an injection in...
Gonorrhea in women can cause vaginal discharges that are bloody or yellow, painful urination, bleeding between periods, excessive bleeding during menstrual periods, painful intercourse, and lower abdominal pain. Symptoms of rectal infection include discharge, anal itching, and occasional painful bowel movements with fresh blood in the feces. When treated early, there are no long-term consequences of gonorrhea. Doctors usually prescribe a combination of antibiotics, such as ceftriaxone, doxycycline, or azithromycin, which will treat both diseases. Serious complications can occur, however, when left untreated.
Diabetes, smoking, High LDL cholesterol Low HDL cholesterol. Male gender. Not getting enough exercise. Obesity and older age.
Risk factors involve the child itself and the parent or caretaker. Risk factors for the child consist of male gender, history of colic, prematurity, low birth weight, drug/nicotine/alcohol exposure, or withdrawal syndrome, special needs or medically fragile and babies with poor bonding to caregivers (Meskauskas, Beaton, & Meservey, 2009, p. 326). Young parental age, unstable family environment, low soc...
Failure to manage a pregnancy or deliver a baby in a safe manner. (See the section on Birth Injuries (link) for more information on these types of malpractice injuries)
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Any woman might develop gestational diabetes during her pregnancy. However, there are certain risk factors that increase your chance of developing gestational diabetes. Those risk factors include: overweight, family history of diabetes, being of an ethnic group with an increased risk for gestational diabetes, older than twenty-five, if you have had pre-diabetes or high glucose, previously had gestational diabetes. (IHC, 2013)
Your healthcare supplier will most probably suggest you go for the blood examination to verify your hormone levels, lipid profile, blood sugar and ultrasound test. In ultrasound test, the sound effect is used to create a photograph of your ovaries, uterus, ovaries, and bladder. Girls with PCOS habitually have little larger ovaries and may have many small cysts.
The risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome triples if the mother has smoked during pregnancy. “It is estimated that twenty-five percent of expectant mothers in the U.S. smoke throughout their pregnancies. According to a report from the Surgeon General, twenty percent of low birth weight births, either percent of preterm deliveries and five percent of all perinatal could be prevented by eliminating smoking during pregnancy.”
Other commonly ordered blood tests include a CMP (comprehensive metabolic panel), CBC (complete blood cell count), and thyroid function (TSH, free T4). They may also check your fasting cholesterol levels and screen you for
Many of the symptoms of Endometriosis are also symptoms of a woman’s menstrual period. Cramping, abdominal pain, and back pain. Many woman assume they do not feel good because they are about to get their period. Other symptoms of Endometriosis include fatigue, pain during and after sexual intercourse, headaches, depression, irregular or heavy bleeding, blood clots, infertility, back pain and gastrointestinal pain. Most women’s pain will worsen over time or worsen after a woman stops taking oral contraceptives. Not all women will experience all symptoms but some woman will unfortunately experience all symptoms.
Cystoscopy. Use to remove a small sample of tissue (biopsy) for analysis in the lab. This test most likely won’t be needed if this is the first time patient had signs or symptoms of cystitis.
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If a pregnant female came into the ER and had a CBC ran showing a low platelets count,