Author Question: Hypotension can occur after 20 weeks of gestation when a pregnant woman is in a supine position. ... (Read 13 times)

magmichele12 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Hypotension can occur after 20 weeks of gestation when a pregnant woman is in a supine position. Which of the following actions by a OEC Technician will not prevent hypotension?

a. Placing her in the left lateral recumbent position
b. Elevating her right hip approximately 12 inches
c. Elevating her feet 612 inches
d. Tipping the spine board so that she is slightly tilted onto her left side

Question 2

A 27-year-old woman is complaining of midline lower abdominal pain that worsens with urination and is associated with blood in her urine. One possible cause of her symptoms would be:

a. cystitis.
b. dysmenorrhea.
c. an ovarian cyst.
d. pelvic inflammatory disease.