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| Angelina Total Posts: 130 | Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 05:48 am Oral contraceptive complications: warning signs ACHES: Abdominal pain Chest pain Headache (severe) Eye (blurred vision) Sharp leg pain Abdominal pain: causes during pregnancy LARA CROFT: Labour Abruption of placenta Rupture (eg. ectopic/ uterus) Abortion Cholestasis Rectus sheath haematoma Ovarian tumour Fibroids Torsion of uterus Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH): causes 4 'T's: Tissue (retained placenta) Tone (uterine atony) Trauma (traumatic delivery, episiotomy) Thrombin (coagulation disorders, DIC) Prenatal care questions ABCDE: Amniotic fluid leakage? Bleeding vaginally? Contractions? Dysuria? Edema? Fetal movement? Vaginal pH Vagina has 4 labia and normal pH of vagina is about 4. CVS and amniocentesis: when performed "Chorionic" has 9 letters and Chorionic villus sampling performed at 9 weeks gestation. "AlphaFetoProtein" has 16 letters and it's measured at 16 weeks gestation. |