We are gonna put spoons around the baby's head. | On second thought, let's use a suction cup! | COMPLICATIONS | Do it with style | It HERTZ so good! |
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What is 4% ?
This is the incidence of forceps deliveries in the United States currently.
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What is 8 % ?
This is the incidence of vacuum deliveries in the United States.
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What is the anal sphincter?
A 4th degree laceration is described as compromise to this. It must assuredly be repaired.
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What are locks and handles?
In placing a pair of forceps, there should be easy articulation of these.
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What is spina bifidia?
A cold glass of "lemonade" may not help you tell the patient that you suspect her fetus to have this condition.
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What are contraindications to the use of forceps?
Footling breech, unknown fetal positon, previously used vacuum, an intern on July 5th.
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What is 3?
According to expert consensus, a vacuum delivery should be abandoned after 20-30 minutes without any progress or this many pop-offs.
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What is FALSE?
True or false: Operative deliveries have an increased rate of postpartum urinary incontinence up to 1 year postpartum.
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What is the posterior fourchette?
When cutting an episiotomy, start from this and then extend your incision outward.
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What is greater than 3.0 mm ?
A nuchal translucency measuring this is considered abnormal.
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What are Tucker-McClane (Luikart) forceps?
Carrie is fully dilated and +2 station with no molding of the fetal head. You will use these forceps to assist with your delivery. (See pic)
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What is 3 cm anterior to the posterior fontanelle?
This is the location of the point of flexion.
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What is inappropriate application?
This is one of the most common reasons a trial of forceps fails.
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What is +2 station?
Operative vaginal delivery should generally not be attempted when the fetal presenting part is above which station.
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What is gastroschisis?
A 13 year old girl smoking 2 packs of Marlboros a day would not delight in the fact that her baby has this anomaly.
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What is pseudo-fenestration
This is the Luikart modification to Tucker-McClane forceps.
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What is a chignon? (caput succedaneum)
Allowing for appropriate traction force to be generated secondary to the vacuum, this term is used to describe what is seen on the fetal head after a vacuum delivery . . .or a French hairstyle . .
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Facial Nerve (Cranial Nerve VII)
Compression of this nerve can be a neonatal consequence of a forceps.
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What is intra-cranial hemorrhage? (ICH)
Sequential use of forceps and vacuum are associated with increased risk of this neonatal complication. Talk about a swelled head . . .
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What is the peak systolic velocity (PSV) ?
Make sure that you are measuring this at a zero degree angle if you are doing middle cerebral artery dopplers.
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What is a pelvic curve?
Kielland forceps are used for rotational purposes because they lack this.
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What is 500 - 600 mm Hg (11.6 psi)
According to your Gabbe chapter, this is the recommended pressure needed to be generated with a vacuum delivery.
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What is transfusion of blood products?
Your patient's neonate has sustained a subgaleal hemorrhage from a vacuum delivery You are worried that the baby may need this while in the NICU.
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What is informed consent?
Operative vaginal delivery should never be attempted unless you have obtained this beforehand.
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What is a monochorionic/ monoamniotic twin gestation?
Two for the price is one is no fun when you have this type of twin gestation.
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