Postpartum hemorrhage risk, involution assessment, and newborn transition-to-extrauterine-life care priorities.
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- What is the definition of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) after a vaginal birth?
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Blood loss greater than 500 mL- What is the definition of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) after a cesarean birth?
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Blood loss greater than 1000 mL- What is the most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage?
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Uterine atony- What do the 4 T's of postpartum hemorrhage causes stand for?
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Tone, Trauma, Tissue, Thrombin- A nurse finds a postpartum client's fundus soft and boggy. What is the first action?
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Massage the fundus- What is the first-line medication given to treat uterine atony?
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Oxytocin- Methylergonovine (Methergine) is contraindicated in clients with which condition?
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Hypertension- Carboprost (Hemabate) is contraindicated in clients with which condition?
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Asthma- By what route can misoprostol be given to control postpartum hemorrhage?
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Rectally (also oral or sublingual)- Early postpartum hemorrhage occurs within what time frame after birth?
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Within the first 24 hours- Late postpartum hemorrhage occurs within what time frame?
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24 hours to 6 weeks after birth- Retained placental fragments correspond to which of the 4 T's of PPH?
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Tissue- Why can heart rate rise before blood pressure drops during early postpartum hemorrhage?
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Pregnancy-related blood volume expansion masks early blood loss, so tachycardia appears before hypotension- What is uterine involution?
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The process of the uterus returning to its prepregnancy size and position after birth- Where is the fundus normally located immediately after birth?
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At the level of the umbilicus
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