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Category - The Postpartum Period

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Any deviation from normal parameters of puerperium is called abnormal puerperium. Of the following, which are commonly associated with abnormal puerperium? (Choose all that apply)
  1. Puerperal pyrexia
  2. Renal failure
  3. Retention of urine
  4. Antenatal hemorrhage
Explanation
Answer: A - Puerperal pyrexia and C. Retention of urine

Puerperium is the period following childbirth during which the reproductive organs return back approximately to the pre-pregnant state. Any deviation from normal parameters of puerperium is called abnormal puerperium. Complications of abnormal puerperium include:
1. Puerperal pyrexia
2. Puerperal sepsis
3. Subinvolution
4. Retention of urine
5. Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
6. Breast engorgement
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