A pregnant client with a history of multiple sexual partners is ...

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A pregnant client with a history of multiple sexual partners is at highest risk for which of the following complications:
 
  a. Premature rupture of membranesb. Gestational diabetesc. Ectopic pregnancyd. Pregnancy-induced hypertension

Question 2

A laboratory report indicates the L/S ratio (lecithin/sphingomyelin) results from an amniocentesis of a gravid patient with preeclampsia are 2:1. The nurse interprets the result as which of the following?
 
  a. The baby's lung fields are mature.
  b. The mother is high risk for hemorrhage.
  c. The baby's kidneys are functioning poorly.
  d. The mother is high risk for eclampsia.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: c
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a. Multiple partners do not increase a woman's risk of premature rupture of membranes.
b. Genetics and client diet and weight are contributing factors to gestational diabetes.
c. Correct. A history of multiple sexual partners places the client at a higher risk of having contracted a sexually transmitted disease that could have ascended the uterus to the fallopian tubes and caused fallopian tube blockage, placing the client at high risk for an ectopic pregnancy.
d. Multiple sexual partners are not a risk factor for pregnancy-induced hypertension.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: a
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a. An L/S ratio of 2:1 usually indicates that the fetal lungs are mature.
b. L/S ratios are unrelated to maternal blood loss.
c. L/S ratios are unrelated to fetal renal function.
d. L/S ratios are unrelated to maternal risk for becoming eclamptic.