Download Terminology Obstetrics Worksheet Give the definitions of these

Terminology Obstetrics Worksheet
1. Give the definitions of these abbreviations
a. AGA-Approximate Gestational Age
b. EDD-Estimated Date of Delivery
c. EDC-Estimated Date of Conception
d. NICU-Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
e. SAB-Spontaneous Abortion
2. A sonogram showed the fetus at 35 weeks gestation. If you wanted to use the adjective form of
gestation you would say, “The fetus had a __gestational_____________ age of 35 weeks.
3. Divide gestational into its two parts and define each part.
Gestation=development of the fetus
-al=pertaining to
4. Divide prenatal into its three parts and define each part.
Pre=before, nat/o=birth, -al=pertaining to
5. What is the abbreviation for the medical phrase normal spontaneous vaginal delivery?
NSVD
History and Physical Questions
1. The sonogram done on 10/10/XX showed what fetal presentation? breech
2. What procedure was performed to correct this presentation? A version
3. What does the mother’s TPAL score of 0-0-1-0 mean? 0 number of term births, 0 number of
premature births, 1 abortion (spontaneous), 0 number of living children
4. What moderate condition of the head was noted on the physical examination? molding
5. The newborn’s estimated gestational age was 38.5 weeks. Is this a term newborn? yes
6. Where are the fontanels located? The anterior fontanel or soft spot is a soft area on the top of
the head. There is also a smaller posterior fontanel at the back of the head.
7. What test was ordered to rule out pneumonia? Chest x-ray
8. Rupture of the membranes many hours prior to delivery can cause infection in the mother and
in the newborn. What information is given in the record that tells you that the mother and
newborn did develop an infection? Mother’s temp was 103.2 degrees and she was started on an
antibiotic drug. The newborn’s temp was 101.2.
9. If there had been meconium-stained amniotic fluid, we would know that the fetus had
experienced what? Fetal distress
Proofreading and Spelling Exercise
Read the following paragraph. Identify each misspelled medical word and write the correct spelling of it
on the line.
A woman may request a gynicologic exam because of pain and dysparunia. When the gynecologist does
an examination, the uteris can be felt, but not the uterin tubes. A pregnant woman’s obstetical history
notes that she is primogravida. Her doctor might recommend an amniosentesis and cecarean section.
An older woman might need to have a histerectomy and ophorectomy.
1. Gynecologic
2. Dyspareunia
3. Uterus
4. Uterine
5. Obstetrical
6. Primimgravida
7. Amniocentesis
8. Cesarean
9. Hysterectomy
10. Oophorectomy
You Write the Medical Report
Fill in the blank with the correct medical term or phrase.
1. The patient says, “I had my womb taken out, with all my tubes and my ovaries too. That was last
year.”
You write: The patient had a _______hysterectomy_______________ and a bilateral
________salpingo-oophorectomy_____________________ last year.
2. The patient says “I am having itching and a white, cheesy discharge from my vagina because of a
yeast infection. I want an antibiotic drug.
You write: The patient is complaining of ___candidiasis______________ coming from the vagina
due to an infection with the yeast leukorrhea__________. She was prescribed the topical
___antifungal_________ drug Monistat.
3. The patient says “I can finally breathe again because the baby’s head dropped down yesterday. I
am due on January 21.”
You write: Based on my examination and the mother’s comments, there is
____engagement________________ of the fetal head in the maternal pelvis. Her
_____EDC____ (Abbreviation) is January 21.
4. The patient says, “I had a workup done last month because I couldn’t get pregnant. They said I
had an infection in my tubes and that my ovaries had lots of cysts in them. I also had pain when I
had sexual intercourse with my husband. They took a scope and looked into my abdomen to
check this out, and they said that was because of pieces of the lining of the uterus being in the
wrong places.”
You write: The patient had an __infertility________________ workup last month. She was found
to have _______salpingitis__________________ and _______polycystic_____________ ovary
syndrome. She also complained of ___dyspareunia_____________ during sexual intercourse
with her husband. She had a ___laparoscopy_______________ to investigate this and was
diagnosed as having _____endometriosis_________________.
5. The patient says, “I started my period when I was 16. I always shave pain with my periods.
Recently, my periods have changed and are very light. Buy I am too young to be in the change of
life.”
You write: Patient had _menarche__________ at age 16. She reports she has always had
_______dysmenorrhea___________________ with her periods. Recently, she has noticed
__oligomenorrhea_____________. She is only 30, and so this is probably a hormonal imbalance
and not the beginning of __menopause.________________.