BECKMANN AND LINGS OBSTETRICS AND
GYNECOLOGY EXAM SCRIPT UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED
●● Congestion and a bluish color of the vagina in early pregnancy is
called
a: Stoppard sign
b: Newman sign
c: Hegar sign
d: Chadwick sign
Answer: d) Chadwick sign
●● A softening of the cervix on physical exam in early pregnancy is
referred to as
a: Stoppard sign
b: Newman sign
c: Hegar sign
d: Chadwick sign
Answer: c) Hegar sign
, ●● Fetal heart tones in a normal, viable pregnancy may routinely be
heard by simple, nonelectrically amplified auscultation at or beyong how
many weeks of gestational age?
Answer: 18-20 weeks
●● Commonly used electronic Doppler devices will usually detect fetal
heart tones initially at approximately how many weeks of gestation
Answer: 12
●● A 21-year old pt whose last menstrual period started 3 weeks ago
calls the doctors office because she is concerned that she might be
pregnant. She should be informed that home urine pregnancy test
typically become positive aprox how many weeks after following the
first day of last menstrual period?
Answer: 4
●● A 30-year old pt with h/o ectopic pregnancy present with 5 weeks of
amenorrhea and a positive home pregnancy test. Intrauterine pregnancy
is generally detectable by transvaginal ultrasonography when the beta
HCG concentration is greater than
Answer: 1,000-2,000 mIU/mL
●● "Normal" pregnancy lasts 40 weeks from the first day of the last
menstrual period with a margin of error of how many weeks?
Answer: 2
GYNECOLOGY EXAM SCRIPT UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED
●● Congestion and a bluish color of the vagina in early pregnancy is
called
a: Stoppard sign
b: Newman sign
c: Hegar sign
d: Chadwick sign
Answer: d) Chadwick sign
●● A softening of the cervix on physical exam in early pregnancy is
referred to as
a: Stoppard sign
b: Newman sign
c: Hegar sign
d: Chadwick sign
Answer: c) Hegar sign
, ●● Fetal heart tones in a normal, viable pregnancy may routinely be
heard by simple, nonelectrically amplified auscultation at or beyong how
many weeks of gestational age?
Answer: 18-20 weeks
●● Commonly used electronic Doppler devices will usually detect fetal
heart tones initially at approximately how many weeks of gestation
Answer: 12
●● A 21-year old pt whose last menstrual period started 3 weeks ago
calls the doctors office because she is concerned that she might be
pregnant. She should be informed that home urine pregnancy test
typically become positive aprox how many weeks after following the
first day of last menstrual period?
Answer: 4
●● A 30-year old pt with h/o ectopic pregnancy present with 5 weeks of
amenorrhea and a positive home pregnancy test. Intrauterine pregnancy
is generally detectable by transvaginal ultrasonography when the beta
HCG concentration is greater than
Answer: 1,000-2,000 mIU/mL
●● "Normal" pregnancy lasts 40 weeks from the first day of the last
menstrual period with a margin of error of how many weeks?
Answer: 2
