Nsg124 Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

1. Abnormal fetal developments 2. Implantation abnormalities 3. Corpus luteum on the ovary fails to produce enough progesterone 4. Systemic infection in a woman 5. Ingestion of a teratogenic drug {Ans: Causes of Spontaneous miscarriage}Habitual aborters {Ans: a woman who had three spontaneous miscarriages that occurred at the same gestational age}Methotrexate {Ans: a folic acid antagonist chemotherapeutic agent, attacks and destroys fast-growing cells}Septic abortion {Ans: is an abortion that is complicated by infection}Premature cervical dilatation {Ans: previously termed an incompetent cervix; refers to a cervix that dilates prematurely and therefore cannot hold a fetus until term}McDonald or Shirodkar procedure {Ans: purse-string sutures are placed in the cervix by the vaginal route under regional anesthesia}misoprostol (Cytotec) {Ans: drug to dilate the cervix}Complete miscarriage {Ans: the entire products of conception (fetus, membranes, and placenta) are expelled spontaneously without any assistance}Missed miscarriage {Ans: also commonly referred to as early pregnancy failure, the fetus dies in utero but is not expelled.}Spontaneous miscarriage {Ans: is an early miscarriage if it occurs before week 16 of pregnancy and a late miscarriage if it occurs between weeks 16 and 24.}Gestational trophoblastic Disease {Ans: abnormal proliferation and