Andes OB Review: Pain Management

All of the following are types of prenatal classes except:

The least amount of sensation that a person perceives as painful

All of the following are sources of pain during labor except

Laboring women often tolerate more pain than usual because they have high levels of _________ and because they are concerned about the infant's well being.

The woman strokes her abdomen in a circular movement during contractions.

All of the following are signs of hyperventilation except:

Assess the womans _____ regularly if she received an epidural or spinal block.

Observe the mother's BP and the fetal _____ after epidural or spinal block to identify hypotension.

Observe the mother and infant for respiratory depression if the mother received ____ during the intrapartum period.

Which of the following techniques is likely to be most effective for back labor?

When is the best time to give a woman an epidural?

A pudendal block has few adverse effects but it could cause ____.

Postspinal headaches are treated with ___.

This type of pain management uses a mask controlled by a woman. It decreases her awareness of pain and has no negative effects on woman or fetus.

When pharmacological pain relief is administered, safety protocols must be implemented such as raising the side rails, maintaining close observation, and having _____ readily available if needed.