LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
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Chapter 3, Problem 3DCR
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Whether the habit of binge drinking should make a woman worry about its effects on her baby.
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A 22-year-old woman consumes large quantities of alcohol at a party and loses consciousness. After three weeks, she notices that she has missed her second consecutive period. Her pregnancy test also came out to be positive.
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A 22-year-old woman consumes large quantities of alcohol at a party and loses consciousness. Three weeks later, she misses her second consecutive period, and a pregnancy test is positive. Should she be concerned about the effects of her bingedrinking episode on her baby?
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Karen is a 30 year-old woman, 16 weeks pregnant, who comes for a first prenatal visit.She is conncerned because she did not realize she was pregnant until a week ago. Because of thhis she has been actively dieting (2 diet drinks plus one meal of vegetables daily) plus lifting weights at a health club. Karen wants her urine tested because “ I have to go alll the time”. She doesn't want any blood work done because Karen does not have any insurance. Karen has not had a pelvic examination since she was in senior high school, when she had a vaginal infection.
Karen is single, lives by herself in one-bedroom. She is working at a laundry shop and her boyfriend is a salesman, out of town 5 days a week.
Karen had her menarche at the age of 11; menstrual cycle every 28 days, 6 days duration with moderate flow and mild cramps. Past history positive for sinusitis and appendectomy at age 12 years. Smokes about ½ pack of cigarettes per day (“more when I’m stressed at work”); denies…
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