OB by Emmanuel Iroh

areola is enlarged and darker

kelssssjay — 2024-04-16 18:33:02 UTC

size, shape , firmness, redness, symmetry

abdullahkanise — 2024-04-16 18:33:44 UTC

2024-04-16 18:33:44 UTC

Mastitis-inflammation of the breast

uterus is going back to normal fuctioning before the baby

kelssssjay — 2024-04-16 18:33:59 UTC

fundus height

abdullahkanise — 2024-04-16 18:34:33 UTC

Mastitis

2024-04-16 18:35:01 UTC

Can Be From Inadequate Milk Drainage or a blocked breast duct

fundus (firm/boggy)

abdullahkanise — 2024-04-16 18:35:04 UTC

Rubra - Red and lasts 3 days. Serosa - brownish, contains WBCs from 3-10 days. Alba - Whitish, from day 10 up to 6 weeks

kelssssjay — 2024-04-16 18:35:34 UTC

speek2emma — 2024-04-16 18:35:41 UTC

if the uterus is slanting to different sides, might mean the mom needs to empty the

bladder

Make sure mom is urinating to make sure bladder isn't distended

2024-04-16 18:35:49 UTC

check for UTI

abdullahkanise — 2024-04-16 18:36:00 UTC

Lochia Checks Performed every 15 mins for the first hour to check for amount of bleeding post delivery

2024-04-16 18:36:28 UTC

assess incision site for edema

abdullahkanise — 2024-04-16 18:36:29 UTC

assess ecchymosis

abdullahkanise — 2024-04-16 18:36:48 UTC

assess size

abdullahkanise — 2024-04-16 18:36:56 UTC

discomfort in the calves

abdullahkanise — 2024-04-16 18:37:46 UTC

speek2emma — 2024-04-16 18:37:53 UTC

even if the mom does not feel like going to the bathroom and it has been a long time since she did, still sit her on the toilet

Amount Of Lochia

2024-04-16 18:37:59 UTC

Scant, Mild, Moderate or Heavy

At the delivery the fundus is at the umbilicus, 1-2 hours: midway between umbilicus and symphysis pubis•12 hours: rises back to 1 cm above or at umbilicus. After that the height of the uterine fundus decreases (involutes) by approximately 1 cm per day.

kelssssjay — 2024-04-16 18:38:00 UTC

speek2emma — 2024-04-16 18:38:23 UTC

assess bowel sounds to make sure GI system is working appropriately

positive sign : calf pain/ dorsiflexion of the foot

abdullahkanise — 2024-04-16 18:38:36 UTC

Used To Assess For DVT

2024-04-16 18:38:53 UTC

speek2emma — 2024-04-16 18:39:26 UTC

if pad is saturated in less than one hour, that is a sign of heavy bleeding

involution is good and subinvolution is bad where there is failure of the uterus to go back to the pre pregnant state

kelssssjay — 2024-04-16 18:39:30 UTC

mom may pass stool during delivery due to the pressure of pushing and the baby coming out of the vaginal canal

kelssssjay — 2024-04-16 18:40:28 UTC

important to assess because if positive, it could be a sign of acquiring DVT

speek2emma — 2024-04-16 18:40:33 UTC

abdullahkanise — 2024-04-16 18:40:45 UTC

assess for swelling and inflammation

speek2emma — 2024-04-16 18:41:02 UTC

is an incision made by the provider when there may be some tearing from birth. NOT NATURAL TEAR

kelssssjay — 2024-04-16 18:41:26 UTC

If Mom moves from Alba Lochia to Rubra lochia, its a problem

speek2emma — 2024-04-16 18:42:58 UTC

Its a surgical procedure where a incision is made in the tissue by the vagina and anus to assist with the descending of the fetus

2024-04-16 18:43:02 UTC

To attain maximum effect of this cold treatment, a pattern of applying the ice pack for approximately 20 minutes and then removing it for about 10 minutes should be followed during the first 2 hours to reduce edema. Usually ice packs are needed for the first 24 hours to reduce pain. Sitz baths provide comfort, decrease pain, promote circulation, and reduces the incidence of infection.Topical agents. Signs of infection are: redness, edema, drainage, edges are not approximate

kelssssjay — 2024-04-16 18:51:01 UTC