Mark Klimek - Maternity Lecture Already Passed

HELLP syndrome {Ans: Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low Platelets (form of severe preeclampsia) Manifested by: RUQ pain, N/V, malaise, headache, visual changes, proteinuria, HTN}If you get a pregnancy question you don't know the answer to? {Ans: Pick whatever would be a normal response for a normal healthy person}Oxytocics do what to labor? {Ans: Start it}When should you auscultate a fetal heart? {Ans: 12 weeks}Variable decelerations {Ans: Cord compression/Prolapsed Cord = VERY BAD *Push, Position* -Push head off the cord -Position knee-to-chest}When will the fundus be at the level of umbillicus? {Ans: Weeks 20-22}