ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION VS MOST ASKED QUESTION LIST

 ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION VS MOST ASKED QUESTION LIST 

1.Why are we asking the pregnant woman to empty her bladder before abdominal examination ?

a full bladder will make the examination uncomfortable and can reduce the accuracy of assessment of the symphysis-fundal height 

2.Why should we palpate the uterus with warm hands ?

It may reduce maternal discomfort and the risk of causing contraction of the uterus 

3.What is "quickening" ?

Quickening is the moment in pregnancy when the pregnant woman starts to feel or perceive fetal movements 

4.Why do pregnant women have striaegravidarum and hyper pigmentation ?

This is caused by hormonal changes in pregnancy 

5.What is Polyhydramnios ?

Polyhydramnios is used to describe an excess of amniotic fluid .It is typically diagnosed when the amniotic fluid index (AFI) is greater than 24 cm 

6.What is oligohydramnios ?

Oligohydramnios is a condition in pregnancy characterized by a deficiency of amniotic fluid index (AFI) IS lesser than 5 cm 

7.What is the normal fetal heart rate ?

The normal FHR is 120 to 160 beats per minutes 

8.What is the meant of lightening in the pregnancy ?

Towards the end of pregnancy the baby will move down in to the pelvis to prepare  for labor 

this is also called engagement ,dropping or lightening 

9.What is the normal lie ?

The normal fetal lie  is longitudinal with cephalic presentation 

10.How do i  assess the fetal heart rate when the baby is in cephalic presentation ?

In the cephalic presentation the FHR is best heard midway between the line joining the umbilicus and the anterior superior iliac spine on the back of the baby