Nsg 550 Exam 3 (Main Review) 100%correct

What is a human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)? What are considerations of HCG? {Ans: Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone produced during pregnancy that helps maintain the pregnancy, and its levels can be measured to determine the health of the pregnancy or detect certain medical conditions. -Normal<2 -Negative <5 -Indeterminate 5-25 -Positive >25 Any issues or complications with the pregnancy, you'll want to do a quantitative level as well. -A Positive hCG can also happen in the setting of hCG secreting tumor, gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD), nontrophoblastic neoplasm or pituitary source of hCG (cancer)}What is a biophysical profile? {Ans: A biophysical profile is like a comprehensive check-up for a baby before it is born, using ultrasound to assess its movement, muscle tone, breathing, and the amount of amniotic fluid. -Performed pre-delivery/antepartum}Importance aspects of newborn metabolic screening test {Ans: -heel stick -hearing screen and pulse ox (24-48 hours). Each state is different... The top 5 things found on screening are -PKU -glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency -congenital hypothyroidism -congenital adrenal hyperplasia -galactosemia -maple syrup urine disease, -cystic fibrosis -biotinidase deficiency. -ALL states test for PKU}If you are concerned about iron deficiency you need to... {Ans: send off an