Term
| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) (Nursing Care) |
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Definition
May Require Hospitalization
Labs
IV fluids
Antibiotics intravenous or PO Management of pain
General comfort measures
Teaching
IUD if present, is removed after ~48 hours of ABX |
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Term
| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)(Effects on Patient and Baby) |
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Definition
Closely associated with "infertility", "ectopic pregnancy" and "chronic pain" in women.
Neonates at risk for conjunctivitis and pneumonia with latter requiring mother to be treated prior to birth with antibiotics like "erythromycin". |
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Term
| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease “PID” (Symptoms) |
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Definition
(always symptomatic!)
include fever,
pain,
Up to 85% of women with chlamydia or GC have no obvious symptoms.
N/V,
muco-purulent cervical or vaginal discharge,
cervical motion/adenexal
tenderness and bleeding. |
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Term
| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease “PID"(Risk factors) |
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Definition
| Risk factors include age 15 – 24 yrs., early onset of sexual activity, multiple partners, history of PID, and recent GYN procedures |
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Term
| What is the most common SE of erythromycin? |
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Definition
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Term
| With what should you reconstitute Rocephin powder? |
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