Test Your Knowledge about Complications of Pregnancy using this trivia questions quiz. When the sperm attaches itself to the egg there is a lot that starts to happen to the mother’s body and this throughout the development from an egg to a fully formed baby. There are some external and internal threats to a healthy pregnancy and this quiz will See moresee how well you can diagnose and fix such issues.
Embolism, hypertension, and ectopic pregnancy
Infection, cardiomyopathy, and stroke
Complications related to abortion and anesthesia
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and infections related to immunodeficiency
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Counting 280 from the first day of the LMP
Adding 254 to the date of the start of the last menstrual period (LMP)
Counting 10 lunar months from the time of ovulation
Counting 40 weeks from the last day of the LMP
Adding 256 to the date of the elevated urinary LH when detected by home testing
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April 7
March 23
April 23
March 7
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Obtaining fetal biometry by ultrasound prior to 20 weeks’ gestation
Asking the patient when she first felt pregnant
Counting 280 days from the first positive serum pregnancy test
Assessing uterine size by physical examination
Eliciting when breast tenderness or morning sickness began
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Whether she may be pregnant
Whether she has a history of children with birth defects
Whether she is sexually active
Whether she is in the follicular phase of a menstrual cycle
Whether she is using contraception
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Has a multifactorial etiology
Occurs spontaneously in 1 in 500 pregnancies
Is usually an isolated defect
Can be cured by intrauterine placement of shunts
Can be identified as early as 10 weeks’ gestation
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In centimeters, approximating the weeks of gestation beyond 22 weeks
By calipers in centimeters, prognosticating the fetal weight
In centimeters and divided by 3.5, approximating the lunar months of gestation
In inches, approximating the lunar month of gestation
By calipers, approximating the week of gestation
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Turning the patient on her side
Aromatic ammonia spirit (smelling salts)
Oxygen by face mask
Intravenous (IV) drugs to increase blood pressure
IV saline solution
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Breast ultrasound
Needle aspiration of the mass
Excisional biopsies of the mass
Mammography
Warm compresses and antibiotics
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2 IU/L
20 IU/L
100 IU/L
200 IU/L n 4
1,000 IU/L
They should be part of routine obstetric care, if needed, based on pap frequency for the
They are indicated only in patients with clinically assessed risks.
They are difficult to interpret because of gestational changes.
They are a cost-effective replacement for cultures for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
They are likely to induce uterine irritability.
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Maternal age 39
Maternal age 17, with menarche at age 13
History of four normal deliveries
History of ovarian dermoid cyst removed 4 years ago
A clinically measured pelvic diagonal conjugate of 12 cm
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8th through 15th week of gestation
15th through 25th week of gestation
Last trimester
1st to 8th week of gestation
Implantation stage from 0 to 9 days
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Efficacy of screening for Down Syndrome is improved by adding estriol, inhibin A, and hCG concentration to the MSAFP (quadruple screen)
Screening for Down syndrome can be improved by checking amniotic fluid for acetylcholinesterase level.
Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) is a very specific test for Down syndrome.
Paternal age is very important in the etiology of Down syndrome.
There is little worry regarding Down syndrome before the age of 35.
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Visual changes
Swollen ankles
Constipation
Nocturia
Heartburn
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Decreased creatinine clearance
Dilation of the ureters
Failure to excrete concentrated urine after 18 hours without fluids
Glucosuria
Decreased serum creatinine
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Universal screening using an opt-out approach is recommended.
It should not be offered to patients in low-risk populations.
Universal screening is required by law.
It is performed routinely without patient consent in federal facilities serving high-risk populations.
Testing is done only at the request of the patient.
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Family history
Quadruple test
1-hour glucose challenge
Toxoplasma titer
Ultrasound
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Posturethral value
Duodenal atresia
Diaphragmatic hernia
Gastroschisis
Omphalocele
Higher risk for antepartum death within 1 week
A baby that will be small for gestational age (SGA)
Maternal preeclampsia
Meconium staining
Placental abruption
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Begin American Diabetes Association (ADA) diet and daily glucose monitoring
Repeat the GTT in early or mid-third trimester
Start oral hypoglycemic agents in the diet
Perform an immediate Contraction Stress Test (CST)
Treat the patient as one with normal gestation
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Ultrasonography
Leopold’s maneuvers
Auscultation
X-rays
Computed tomography (CT) scan
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Determination of the gestational age
Routine measurement of the fundus
Determination of maternal blood pressure
Maternal urinalysis
Maternal weight
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0.4 mg
0.8 mg
1.0 mg
4 mg
8 mg
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This is a reactive NST, indicating that the fetus is not likely to be acidotic.
The pattern is common during the sleep cycle of the fetus.
The pattern demonstrates short-term but not long-term variability.
A fetus with this pattern is at risk for fetal death in utero within the next week.
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Abortion
Fetal deaths in utero
Neonatal mortality
Stillbirths
Contraception
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Assess for signs and symptoms of preeclampsia
Give the patient diuretics
Markedly restrict her diet
Encourage vigorous exercise
Place her on bed rest
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Folic acid supplementation
Intake of 1,200 calories a day
25–30 g of protein in the diet everyday
A strict diet to maintain her current weight
At least 1 hour of vigorous aerobic exercise daily
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12 weeks
8 weeks
16 weeks
20 weeks
24 weeks
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Prior 32-week delivery
Patient is a smoker (half pack per day)
History of colposcopy
History of Chlamydia trachomatis
Prior 8-week spontaneous abortion
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Blood pressure of 144/92 mm Hg
Trace proteinuria on urine dipstick
Inaudible fetal heart tone by electronic Doppler
Maternal height of 4 ft 10 in.
The presence of curd-like discharge consistent with Candida on speculum examination
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Between 7 and 9 weeks after LMP
Between 2 and 4 weeks after LMP
Between 12 and 14 weeks after LMP
Between 19 and 21 weeks after LMP
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Between 19 and 21 weeks after LMP
Between 2 and 4 weeks after LMP
Between 7 and 9 weeks after LMP
Between 12 and 14 weeks after LMP
Between 30 and 32 weeks after LMP
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Iron
Vitamin D
Folate
Vitamin A
Calcium
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Pregnancy-induced hypertension occurs at a higher rate than in singletons.
Cesarean delivery is necessary in greater than 90% of twin deliveries.
Shoulder dystocia occurs more in the aftercoming vertex twin, as compared to a singleton.
Perinatal death rate is less than that of singletons.
Congenital anomalies occur at the same rate as in singletons.
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Diabetes mellitus
Tay-Sachs disease
Preeclampsia
Clubfoot (talipes equinovarus)
Cystic fibrosis
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Continuation of moderate exercise
4-mg folic acid supplementation
Vinegar-water douches in the third trimester
Iron supplementation, in addition to prenatal vitamins
An increase of no more than 15–20 lb in pregnancy
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
Influenza
Hepatitis B
Tetanus
Pneumococcus
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