Question 1

What is the main reason for postnatal women's admission to intensive care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Obstetric haemorrhage 
B)  Eclampsia 
C)  Pre-eclampsia 
D)  Respiratory failure 
A)  Obstetric haemorrhage 
B)  Eclampsia 
C)  Pre-eclampsia 
D)  Respiratory failure A

Question 2

What can cause Placental abruption?

Accepted Answer

A)  Advanced maternal age 
B)  Hypertension 
C)  Drug use 
D)  All of these 
A)  Advanced maternal age 
B)  Hypertension 
C)  Drug use 
D)  All of these D

Question 3

Antepartum haemorrhage (APH) is defined as ______

Accepted Answer

A)  Bleeding from the genital tract after birth 
B)  Bleeding from the foetus 
C)  Bleeding from trauma 
D)  Bleeding from the genital tract after 24 weeks of pregnancy before the birth of the baby 
A)  Bleeding from the genital tract after birth 
B)  Bleeding from the foetus 
C)  Bleeding from trauma 
D)  Bleeding from the genital tract after 24 weeks of pregnancy before the birth of the baby D

Question 4

What is the timeframe in which secondary primary postpartum haemorrhage occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Up to 24 hours postpartum 
B)  Up to 6 hours postpartum 
C)  Up to 12 weeks postpartum 
D)  Up to 10 days postpartum 
A)  Up to 24 hours postpartum 
B)  Up to 6 hours postpartum 
C)  Up to 12 weeks postpartum 
D)  Up to 10 days postpartum

Question 5

Maire is 28 weeks pregnant and has been admitted to your intensive care unit from the maternity ward where she's been monitored for preeclampsia.
-What are the complications of HELLP syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disseminated intravascular coagulation 
B)  Pulmonary oedema 
C)  Renal failure 
D)  All of these 
A)  Disseminated intravascular coagulation 
B)  Pulmonary oedema 
C)  Renal failure 
D)  All of these

Question 6

Shauna gave birth 5 weeks ago and was rushed into your critical care unit from the emergency department in a collapsed state. She is tachycardic, hypotensive and has a poor urine output. She is peripherally shut down with cold clammy extremities. She is confused and disorientated.
-Shauna is too ill to breastfeed what should you do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consult with her midwife to facilitate expression 
B)  Nothing, the milk will dry up 
C)  Offer the baby to the breast to feed 
D)  Give drugs to reduce lactation 
A)  Consult with her midwife to facilitate expression 
B)  Nothing, the milk will dry up 
C)  Offer the baby to the breast to feed 
D)  Give drugs to reduce lactation

Question 7

Shauna gave birth 5 weeks ago and was rushed into your critical care unit from the emergency department in a collapsed state. She is tachycardic, hypotensive and has a poor urine output. She is peripherally shut down with cold clammy extremities. She is confused and disorientated.
-How long postpartum can a haemorrhage occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Up to 4 hours 
B)  Up to 2 days 
C)  Up to 8 weeks 
D)  Up to 10 days 
A)  Up to 4 hours 
B)  Up to 2 days 
C)  Up to 8 weeks 
D)  Up to 10 days

Question 8

What are the reasons for primary postpartum haemorrhage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tone, tissue, thrombin, trauma 
B)  Placenta, tissue, thrombin, birth 
C)  Placenta, caesarean section, birth, tissue 
D)  Tone, birth, caesarean section, uterine rupture 
A)  Tone, tissue, thrombin, trauma 
B)  Placenta, tissue, thrombin, birth 
C)  Placenta, caesarean section, birth, tissue 
D)  Tone, birth, caesarean section, uterine rupture

Question 9

Maire is 28 weeks pregnant and has been admitted to your intensive care unit from the maternity ward where she's been monitored for preeclampsia.
-What indications of developing eclampsia should you would observe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seizures 
B)  Headache 
C)  Drowsiness 
D)  Epigastric pain 
A)  Seizures 
B)  Headache 
C)  Drowsiness 
D)  Epigastric pain

What is the main reason for postnatal women's admission to intensive care?

What can cause Placental abruption?

Antepartum haemorrhage (APH) is defined as ______

What is the timeframe in which secondary primary postpartum haemorrhage occur?

Maire is 28 weeks pregnant and has been admitted to your intensive care unit from the maternity ward where she's been monitored for preeclampsia. -What are the complications of HELLP syndrome?

What are the reasons for primary postpartum haemorrhage?

Maire is 28 weeks pregnant and has been admitted to your intensive care unit from the maternity ward where she's been monitored for preeclampsia. -What indications of developing eclampsia should you would observe?

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Exam 12: Critical Care Related to Women During Pregnancy and Child-Birth

What is the main reason for postnatal women's admission to intensive care?

What can cause Placental abruption?

Antepartum haemorrhage (APH) is defined as ______

What is the timeframe in which secondary primary postpartum haemorrhage occur?

Maire is 28 weeks pregnant and has been admitted to your intensive care unit from the maternity ward where she's been monitored for preeclampsia. -What are the complications of HELLP syndrome?

What are the reasons for primary postpartum haemorrhage?

Maire is 28 weeks pregnant and has been admitted to your intensive care unit from the maternity ward where she's been monitored for preeclampsia. -What indications of developing eclampsia should you would observe?

The History and Development of Critical Care Nursing

Humanising Critical Care

Critical Care Continuum

Infection Prevention and Control in Critical Care

Critical Care Related to the Respiratory System

Critical Care Related to the Cardiac System

Critical Care Related to the Systemic Inflammatory Response

Critical Care Related to the Renal and Liver Systems

Critical Care Related to the Gastrointestinal System

Critical Care Related to Neurology Physiology and Disorders

Critical Care Related to the Skin and Integumentary System

The Psychological Care of the Critically Ill

Supporting Those at the End of Life in Critical Care

Rehabilitation After Critical Illness

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