NUR 148 Test 8 Review

NUR 148 Test 8 Review
1. What are the seven types of abortions?
Answer
1. threatened
2. inevitable
3. incomplete
4. complete
5. missed
6. septic
7. recurrent
2. Threatened abortion
treatment?
Answer
-slight bleeding, mild cramping, no fetal tis- sue passage, and closed cervical OS
-Treatment= rest, ultrasounds,serial hCG levels and progesterone levels monitored
3. Inevitable abortion
treatment?
Answer
-moderate bleeding, mild to severe cramping, no passage of tissue, cervical dilation
-Treatment= Expectant management if no pain, bleeding, or infection but if present prompt
termination of pregnancy surgically or by D&C
4. Missed abortion
Treatment and interventions?
Answer
-in utero death before 20 weeks, no bleeding, no cramping, no tissue passed, no cervical
dilation, NO FHR
-Treatment= Expectant management or can be terminated with oral or vaginal misoprostol
(Cytotec) or surgically by D&C