RNC OB CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
◉ A woman in labor has just received an epidural anesthesia.
Following a test dose of local anesthesia and ephederine, she
experiences increased heart rate, palpitations, numbness of tongue
and slurred speech and jitteriness. These symptoms reflect
Answer: injection in the spinal fluid
◉ When using an external monitor, the fetal heart rate is detected by
Answer: ultrasound
◉ A renal finding indicative of progressing preeclampsia is
decreased
Answer: creatinine clearance
◉ Stripping of membranes to augment labor results in release of
Answer: prostaglandin
◉ Late preterm infants are at increased risk for hyperbilirubinemia
because of
, Answer: poor feeding
◉ Damage to the myometrium or any process that interferes with
placenta migration increases the risk for
Answer: placenta previa
◉ The factor that will most influence whether a woman after having
a cesarean can have future vaginal birth is
Answer: type and location of the incision
◉ A factor that decreases the chance of success of external version is
Answer: oligohydramnios
◉ A major contributory factor to the increasing cesarean rate in the
U.S is
Answer: decreased opportunity for VBAC trial
◉ When a woman in labor hyperventilates, the underlying
physiology is
Answer: poor oxygenation
◉ A herpetic lesion on the breast requires what management for the
breastfeeding woman?
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
◉ A woman in labor has just received an epidural anesthesia.
Following a test dose of local anesthesia and ephederine, she
experiences increased heart rate, palpitations, numbness of tongue
and slurred speech and jitteriness. These symptoms reflect
Answer: injection in the spinal fluid
◉ When using an external monitor, the fetal heart rate is detected by
Answer: ultrasound
◉ A renal finding indicative of progressing preeclampsia is
decreased
Answer: creatinine clearance
◉ Stripping of membranes to augment labor results in release of
Answer: prostaglandin
◉ Late preterm infants are at increased risk for hyperbilirubinemia
because of
, Answer: poor feeding
◉ Damage to the myometrium or any process that interferes with
placenta migration increases the risk for
Answer: placenta previa
◉ The factor that will most influence whether a woman after having
a cesarean can have future vaginal birth is
Answer: type and location of the incision
◉ A factor that decreases the chance of success of external version is
Answer: oligohydramnios
◉ A major contributory factor to the increasing cesarean rate in the
U.S is
Answer: decreased opportunity for VBAC trial
◉ When a woman in labor hyperventilates, the underlying
physiology is
Answer: poor oxygenation
◉ A herpetic lesion on the breast requires what management for the
breastfeeding woman?
