NURS 2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pregnancy, Ectopic Pregnancy, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
21 Jan 2018
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Positive signs: positive signs are those that can be explained only by pregnancy, positive signs include, fetal heart sounds, visualization of fetus by ultrasound, fetal movement palpated by experienced examiner. Delivery date: n gele"s rule, take the first day of the woman"s menstrual cycle, subtract 3 months, and add 7 days and 1 year, adjusting for the year as necessary. Gestational age: measurement of fundal height, measure, in cm, from the symphysis pubis to the top of the uterine fundus (between 18-32 weeks, approximates gestational age. Viability: the point in time when an infant has the capacity to survive outside the uterus, there is not a specific weeks of gestation for viability, infants born between 22-25 weeks are considered on the threshold of viability. Gtpal acronym: the gtpal acronym stands for, gravidity, term births (38 weeks+, preterm births (from viability up to 7 weeks, abortions/miscarriages (prior to viability, living children.
