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OB ROTATION Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Obstetrics Rotation. Second Year Second Semester notes from the lecture on onstetric nursing in San Pedro College of Davao City.

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

RH Incomp­ati­bility

affects 15% all pregna­ncies
Rh - mom and Rh + dad
second pregnancy
due to placenta previa, placenta abruptio

Definition

Rh incomp­ati­bility
rh - mom and Rh + dad
 
counse­ling; blood grouping; match blood; Rhogam
Rh Sensit­ization
mom autoim­munity destroy Rh- baby's RBC
 
measure antibody; ultras­ound; refer; amnioc­entesis of biliriubin
 

Pathop­hys­iology

mom & baby blood mix > mom antibodies form > antibodies attack RBC of baby

Hydrops Fetalis

 
organs filled with fluid
 
increase bilirubin
 
major ABO incomp­ati­bility
Assessment
thick placenta; edema; increase amniotic fluid at lungs, heart, abdomen

Diagnostic Test

Mom
CBC, blood type, Kleinh­aue­r-Betke test, indirect Coomb's test
Baby
CBC, Direct Coomb's test, bilirubin test

management

Intrau­terine Fetal Blood Transf­usion
replaces RBC
Photot­herapy
treat jaundice, prevent hyperb­ili­rub­inemia
 
uses 425-475 nm wavelength (460-4­90;­blu­egreen)
 
treats skin jaundice
 
cover eyes, genitals, change position every 2 hours, VS, breastfeed
Rhogam
IgG D; IM; 72h after birth; 28w AOG; 300mcg­/15ml RBC Rh-
 
after delivery
Monitor
contra­ction, FHT, blood test, Rhogam