Quiz: Can you identify these pregnancy symptoms?

The Nursing in Practice ‘picture quizzes’ aim to test your knowledge through photo presentations of symptoms. Work your way through them to understand the key clinical problems faced by patients, and how to correctly identify them. Press ‘start’ below to begin the quiz. During the later stages of her pregnancy this lady presented with an inflamed red area on her outer side of her right thigh. She was otherwise well and the pregnancy was progressing normally. The area was tender and felt firmer than the surrounding tissue. There was no swelling of the distal limb, but she had had varicose veins for a number of years. What could this be? DVT Superficial thrombophlebitis Cellulitis Ruptured Baker’s cyst At the start of the third trimester this lady developed widespread pruritus, which included intense irritation of her palms and soles of her feet. There was no rash to see, but she had noticed her urine was darker than usual. She was expecting twins and this was her first pregnancy. The GP noticed this in her eyes. What is this a presentation of? Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy Carotenaemia Hepatitis A Haemolytic anaemia Halfway through her first pregnancy this lady developed some irregular well demarcated macules on her upper cheeks. There was no history of any preceding skin conditions and the affected areas had no scale or itching. She was otherwise well, although did report that her mother had had similar in pregnancy. What is this? Acanthosis ...
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