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| Electrical impulses in the brain are conducted in a highly chaotic pattern that yields abnormal activity and behavior |
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| seizure disorder is r/t to |
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| trauma, reduced cerebral perfusion, infection, electrolyte disturbances, poisoning, or tumors |
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| types of partial seizures |
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| Part of one cerebral hemisphere |
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| Consciousness impaired; may exhibit bizarre, repetitive behavior |
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| Involve the entire brain from the onset |
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| in generalized seizures, consciousness is loss during the _ period |
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| types of general seizures |
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| tonic clonic, absence, myoclonic, atonic |
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| stiffening of the muscles or extremities with loss of consciousness |
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rhythmic movement of the extremities
Pt may be incontinent of urine during seizure |
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| May be associated with automations such as eye blinking and lip smacking |
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| Person has only brief jerking or stiffening of the extremities |
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| Sudden loss of muscle tone causes the pt to collapse |
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| Medical emergency: continuous seizures or repeated seizures in rapid succession for 30 minutes or more |
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| Dizziness, numbness, visual or hearing disturbance, noting an offensive odor, or pain may precede a seizure |
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| in true GDM glucose usually returns to normal by |
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| hormones and increased prolactin levels have two effects |
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| increased resistance of cells to insulin and increased speed of insulin breakdown |
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| If woman cannot increase her insulin production, then she will have periods of |
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| Because fetus is continuously drawing glucose from the mother, she will also experience hypoglycemia between |
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| meals and during the night |
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| During 2nd and 3rd trimester, fetus is at risk for organ damage from hyperglycemia because fetal tissue has increased tissue resistance to |
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| iron deficiency, folic acid deficiency |
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| a genetic disorder that causes and abnormal hgb chain |
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| symptoms of nutritional anemias |
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| easily fatigues, skin and mucous membranes are pale, shortness of breath pounding heart, rapid pulse |
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| MCV (means corpuscular volume) |
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| MCH (means corpuscular hemoglobin) |
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| do not take iron supplements with |
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| milk, antiacids, tea or caffeine |
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| impairs absorption of iron supplements |
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| Large, immature RBCs (megaloblastic anemia) |
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| Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia |
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| Large, immature RBCs (megaloblastic anemia) |
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| Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia |
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| can decrease absorption of folate from meals |
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| Anticonvulsants, oral contraceptives, sulfa drugs, and alcohol |
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| is essential for normal growth and development and prevention of neural tube defects |
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| prevention of folic acid deficiency anemia |
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| daily supplement of 400mcg folic acid |
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| used to describe infections that can be devastating to the fetus or newborn |
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| toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes |
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| An infant born to a mother with an active viral infection like Rubeola, rubella, or chicken pox is placed on |
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| AIRBORNE and CONTACT isolation |
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| infant infected with cytomegalovirus may have |
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| mental retardation, seizures, blindness, defness, dental abnormalities, petechiae |
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| _ is destructive to devloping fetus |
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| If rubella occurs early in pregnancy it can disrupt |
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| formation of major body systems |
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| if rubella occurs later in pregnancy it can cause damage to |
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| if woman receives a rubella vaccine prior to pregnancy then she should not get pregant for at least _ |
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| 1 month after immunization |
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| rubella vaccine is not given during pregnancy because vaccine is from a live virus and can cause |
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| birth defects or deformities |
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| effects of rubella on embryo ro fetus |
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| microcepaly, mental retardation, congenital cataracts, deafness, cardiac effects, intrauterine growth restriction |
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| : Likely to cause fever blisters or cold sores |
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| Likely to cause genital herpes |
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| initial herpes infection during pergnancy may cause |
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| spontaneous abortion, IUGR, preterm labor |
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| two ways infant can be infected with herpes |
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| virus ascends into the uterus after rupture of membranes, infant had direct contact with infectious lesions |
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| hepatitis B is trasmitted by |
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| blood, saliva, vaginal secretions, semen, and breast milk; can also cross the placenta |
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| Upon delivery, from a hept B mother the neonate should receive a single dose of |
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| hepatitis B immune globulin, followed by the hepatitis B vaccine |
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| infections that can be transmitted during pregnancy |
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| syphilis, gonnorrhea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, condylomata acuminata |
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| synphilis can cross _ and is tested by serum _ |
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| gonnorhea is transmitted during _ and tested by _ |
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vaginal delivery, culture
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| chlamydia is transmitted during _ and is tested by _ |
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| vaginal deliver, serum or culture |
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| trichomoniasis is transmitted during _ and is tested by _ |
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| vaginal delivery, urine or culture |
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| condylomata acuminata is trasmitted during _ tested by _ |
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| pregnancy or delivery, appearance or culture |
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| _ during pregnancy increase the risk of transmission of STI's |
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| increased vaginal discharge |
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