The Patient Demonstrates Understanding of the Implications for Future Pregnancies

question 36

Multiple Choice

The patient demonstrates understanding of the implications for future pregnancies secondary to her classic uterine incision when she states:

• A) "The next time I have a baby, I can try to deliver vaginally."
• B) "The risk of rupturing my uterus is too high for me to have any more babies."
• C) "Every time I have a baby, I will have to have a cesarean delivery."
• D) "I can only have one more baby."

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Definitions:

Hypothalamus

A crucial region of the brain responsible for the regulation of many bodily functions, including temperature, hunger, thirst, and the release of hormones from the pituitary gland.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

A noninvasive medical imaging technique used to visualize detailed internal structures, utilizing a powerful magnetic field and radio waves.

Magnetic Fields

A region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts.

Soft Tissue

The term refers to the various types of tissues in the body that support, connect, or surround other structures and organs, excluding bones and cartilage.