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Anonymous
"para 2 gravida 4 AB 1 with 1 set of twins" help. (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:51

plus one AB = gravida 4
That's right. Gave birth twice. 3 kids (one set of twins) (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:55

Anonymous
well, does gravida come first? & how to type it? (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:55

Anonymous
yes, gravida comes first (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:56

Anonymous
thought so, ty! (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:58

n
Patient must be pregnant now. (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:59

the witch
That's not correct. # of children delivered from - sm
Wed Aug 25, 2004 11:59

1 pregnancy is still para 1, whether it's 1 child or 8.

Anonymous
see if this helps...or confuses you more LOL
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:00

http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?id=195764;article=124779;search_term=gravida;show_parent=1

Anonymous
that' (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:03

Anonymous
that's exactly what I'm thinking (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:03

para 2) 3 kids, one AB, adds to 4!
Huh, witch? Gravida 4 (one single birth, one twin birth, (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:05

Anonymous
no, says she is postmenopausal, and in for a pelvic. (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:06

nursing school. that is why he confused me.
nope, that was perfect, exactly how i remember it from (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:08

my take
I don't think you wrote that quite right. : ) sm
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:09

G4, P2, AB1

Of the four times she's been pregnant (G4), two pregnancies were delivered (P2), and one pregnancy aborted (AB1). That accounts for three pregnancies. Assume patient is pregnant now and you get G4.

Anonymous
SM for definitions
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:10

Nulliparous: A woman who has never been pregnant beyond 20 weeks gestation.

Primigravid: A woman pregnant for the first time. G6 P4:

Gravida 6, Para 4 means pregnant 6 times (includes current if pregnant) and previously delivered of 4 children of greater than 20 weeks gestational age.

Abortion: The process by which the products of conception are expelled from the uterus via the birth canal before the 20thweek of gestation.

n
Then the numbers don't add up. (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:10

Anonymous
the pt is NOT pregnant now, she is 65! (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:10

Anonymous
para is....SM
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:12

number of previously delivered children of greater than 20 weeks gestational age.

Anonymous
wrong (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:12

Anonymous
actually, she should be para 3.. (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:13

Anonymous
maybe not wrong..now I'm confused LOL (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:15

Anonymous
up there, passthru said para was 1, regardless of twins, etc (nm
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:15

passthru
Did you mean gravida 3? (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:16

Anonymous
yeah, I saw that...think I'll shut up LMAO (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:16

flag this report
at this point, I don't know what I meant...geesh...i would (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:17

pelvic exam when they are under a certain age & wt
is a creep anyway, uses "attractive & tanned" as part of his (nm
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:19

Anonymous
eww (nm)
Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:25