Prenatal Care — Flashcards

Flashcard 101: _____ vaginalis presents with a foul smell

Answer: Trichomonas

Flashcard 102: How does coaguability change during pregnancy? _____

Answer: Increased (hypercoagulability; decreases postpartum bleeding)

Extra: - mechanism to decrease postpartum bleeding - ↑ risk of DVT

Flashcard 103: If fertilization does not occur, the residual elements of the ruptured ovarian follicle is replaced by a scar called the _____

Answer: corpus albicans

Flashcard 104: During pregnancy, a woman may experience intermittent sharp pain due to sudden movements of the stretching _____ ligament

Answer: round

Flashcard 105: _____ occur when the structure left behind after egg rupture fills with fluid, which often occurs during pregnancy

Answer: Corpus luteum cysts

Extra: * may hemorrhage

Flashcard 106: What is the treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis? _____

Answer: Metronidazole

Flashcard 107: Hemorrhoids may occur in _____ due to increased intra-abdominal pressure and IVC compression

Answer: pregnant women

Flashcard 108: Endometrial polyps may be asymptomatic or may present with painless abnormal _____

Answer: uterine bleeding

Flashcard 109: Accessory nipples are typically asymptomatic but may swell or become tender during times of _____ fluctuation

Answer: hormonal

Flashcard 110: The dominant hormone produced during the first trimester of pregnancy is _____

Answer: hCG