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Transfers Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and nutrients
Placenta
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Blood vessels of Umbilical cord
1 vein and 2 arteries
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When is the fetus viable?
28 weeks
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S/S of Mild pre-eclampsia-toxemia
- B/P 140/90
- sudden weight gain of 5-10# in a week
- Protienuria
- Edema
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S/S Severe Pre-Eclampsia
- BP- 160/110
- Sudden weight gain
- proteinuria
- edema
- Headache-Severe with n/v
- visual problems
- irritabilty
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Treatment for Pre-Eclampsia
- Keep calm
- IV/O2
- position left lateral recumbant
- minimize stimuli
- consider mag-sulfate 2-5g diluted in 50-100cc
- Morphine
- Ativan
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HELLP syndrome?
- Hemolysis
- Elevated Liver enzymes
- Low Platelet
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What is HELLP?
- Severe Eclampsia complicated by
- Thrombocytopenia
- Abnormal perpheral smear results
- abnormal liver function test
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S/S of HELLP?
- RUQ pain
- weight gain
- liver rupture
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What is considered preterm labor?
38 weeks gestation
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