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100% CORRECT ANSWERS Which of the following factors places a patient a risk for postpartum hemorrhage? (Select all that apply.) a) Preterm birth b) Rapid labor c) Maternal fever d) Macrosomia... e) Oxytocin (Pitocin) use during labor Correct Answer b) Rapid labor c) Maternal fever d) Macrosomia e) Oxytocin (Pitocin) use during labor Rapid labor, Macrosomia, and oxytocin use during labor all place additional stress on the uterine muscle and may lead to muscle fatigue and failure of the muscle to effectively contract post birth. Maternal fever indicating intrauterine infection may also impair the effectiveness of the uterine muscle to contract and control bleeding from the placental site. Preterm birth is not a risk factor for PPH. Which of the following is consistent with the definition of a major obstetric hemorrhage? a) Blood loss of 2,000 mL (67.6 oz) after a cesarean birth b) Blood loss requiring transfusion of 2 units of blood c) Blood loss requiring transfusion of more than 5 units of blood d) Blood loss of 500 to 1,000 (16.9 to 33.8 oz) Correct Answer c) Blood loss requiring transfusion of more than 5 units of blood The definition of a major obstetric hemorrhage is blood loss of more than 2,500 (84.5 oz) or blood loss requiring more than 5 units of transfused blood. PPH is defined as blood loss of 500 mL after vaginal birth or 1,000 mL after cesarean birth, but a more objective definition of PPH would be any amount of bleeding that places the mother in hemodynamic jeopardy. Which of the following are contraindications to the administration of misoprostol (Cytotec) for treatment of a PPH? (Select all that apply.) a) Estimated blood loss greater than 1,500 mL (50.7 oz) b) Grand multiparty c) Hepatitis C d) Gastric ulcers e) Asthma Correct Answer c) Hepatitis C e) Asthma [Show More]

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