labor issues that are seldom discussed prenatally. Several factors make the use of epidurals potentially hazardous. The Physician’s Desk Reference cautions that local anesthetics – the type used in epidurals – rapidly cross the placenta. When used for epidural blocks‚ anesthesia can cause varying degrees of maternal‚ fetal‚ and neonatal toxicity which can result in the following side effects: hypotension‚ urinary retention‚ fecal and urinary incontinence‚ paralysis of lower extremities
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Name: __________________________ Date: _____________ 1. A person’s sex is determined by: A) nurture during prenatal development. B) the 23rd pair of chromosomes. C) the first pair of chromosomes. D) hormones released during prenatal development. 2. In order‚ the three main periods of prenatal growth are: A) fetal‚ embryonic‚ germinal. B) germinal‚ embryonic‚ fetal. C) embryonic‚ fetal‚ germinal. D) germinal‚ fetal‚ embryonic. 3. The germinal period ends approximately:
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that the baby girl may be diagnosed with Turner syndrome. One of two procedure can be performed to test for Turner syndrome. Those include Chorionic villus sampling and Amniocentesis. Chorionic villus sampling is when a small piece of tissue of the placenta is missing. Amniocentesis is when a sample of the amniotic fluid is taken from the
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roll of the nurse is to report the assessment data and protect the maternal and fetal well-being (Bell‚ 2010). Quality improvement measures should include screening women for pre-eclampsia (Townsend et al.‚ 2015). Checking the functions of the placenta‚ kidneys and other organs should be done along with monitoring blood pressure. Other methods to help prevent pre-eclampsia should also include teaching about diet. The diet needs to be low sodium and consist of food high in protein‚ calcium and magnesium
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Introduction to Myasthenia Gravis Myasthenia Gravis‚ also Known as "grave muscle weakness" is a chronic muscle disease that causes abnormally rapid fatigue of the skeletal muscle system‚ which are the voluntary muscles. The affected muscles tire quickly but regain strength after a period of rest. Myasthenia Gravis is termed an autoimmune disease. The immune system usually makes antibodies to attack bacteria‚ viruses and germs. With the autoimmune disease‚ the immune system makes antibodies
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My interests in midwifery began when my mother spoke about her career as a midwife. I remember having conversations about the critical care provided by midwifes and the challenges faced in a developing country (Nigeria). Years later‚ I am able to have discussions on current research by Dike P on the Birth Practices of Nigerian women in the UK. I like to gain current knowledge in the midwifery field by reading journals from British Journal of Midwives. My passion of caring for others and my interest
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Discuss how sleep and psychoactive drugs affect perception. Include in your discussion how a lack of sleep or use of psychoactive drugs affects your perception. I know that the lack of sleep is diffidently hard for people to function. It takes it toll on those who have issues sleeping. It could be from insomnia‚ sleep apnea‚ body aches‚ your partner snoring there are so many reasons why its hard to sleep. We need the rest to help us eliminate waste products and without enough sleep we would
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Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter Five of An Introduction to Logic. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: 5. Question : An inactive substance or simulated medical procedure is called a Student Answer: placenta. placebo. platypus. pleonasm. Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in
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gives exogenously administered ghrelin a unique clinical potential. Ghrelin cells are ovoid with granules which are found primarily in the stomach & duodenum but can also be found in the jejunum‚ lungs‚ pancreatic islets‚ gonads‚ adrenal cortex‚ placenta‚ kidneys‚ oxyntic glands‚ pyloric glands‚ hypothalamus‚ pituitary & on the vagus nerve as well as throughout the gastrointestinal tract. Ghrelin’s
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The word immune literally means "free from burden."Used to a general sense‚immunity refers to the ability of an organism to regonize and defend itself against infectious agents.Susceptibility‚the opposite of immunity‚is the vulnerability of the host to harm by infectious agents.Host organisms have many general defenses against invading infectious organisms Immunity produced bu such defenses is called innate immunity.In contrast‚adaptive immunity is the ability of a host to mount a defense against
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