FISDAP OB/GYN AND PEDIATRICS CORE EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Anatomical difference in pediatrics - ✔✔smaller airway, larger tongue, more flexible,
smaller reserves, weaker immune system, compensate better but decompensate
quicker
✔✔complications from spinal immobilization - ✔✔Children will need extra padding
✔✔placenta previa - ✔✔the abnormal implantation of the placenta in the lower portion
of the uterus
signs: painless bleeding, uterus is larger, premature contractions
✔✔miscarriage - ✔✔spontaneous abortion
✔✔Trimester 1 differences - ✔✔uterus begins to grow placenta, adds to blood supply
and increases HR
✔✔Trimester 2 differences - ✔✔leg cramps + heart burn, appetite increase + weight
gain
✔✔Trimester 3 differences - ✔✔cardiac output increased, vomiting, unstable joints
✔✔Febrile seizure - ✔✔Generalized tonic or tonic-clonic seizure, usually lasting 15
minutes, no/short post dictal state. usually indicates meningitis
✔✔Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT) - ✔✔tool to rapidly assess child w/o touching
them
- appearance, respiration, circulation
✔✔abruptio placentae - ✔✔premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall
-signs: firmness in uterus, uterine contractions, uterine tenderness, abdomen/back pain
✔✔stages of delivery - ✔✔dilation, expulsion, placental
✔✔Supine hypotensive syndrome - ✔✔hypotension in supine patients b/c fetal weight
✔✔differentiate between preeclampsia and eclampsia - ✔✔eclampsia includes seizures
as a result of hypotension
✔✔treat supine hypotensive syndrome - ✔✔transport on left side
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Anatomical difference in pediatrics - ✔✔smaller airway, larger tongue, more flexible,
smaller reserves, weaker immune system, compensate better but decompensate
quicker
✔✔complications from spinal immobilization - ✔✔Children will need extra padding
✔✔placenta previa - ✔✔the abnormal implantation of the placenta in the lower portion
of the uterus
signs: painless bleeding, uterus is larger, premature contractions
✔✔miscarriage - ✔✔spontaneous abortion
✔✔Trimester 1 differences - ✔✔uterus begins to grow placenta, adds to blood supply
and increases HR
✔✔Trimester 2 differences - ✔✔leg cramps + heart burn, appetite increase + weight
gain
✔✔Trimester 3 differences - ✔✔cardiac output increased, vomiting, unstable joints
✔✔Febrile seizure - ✔✔Generalized tonic or tonic-clonic seizure, usually lasting 15
minutes, no/short post dictal state. usually indicates meningitis
✔✔Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT) - ✔✔tool to rapidly assess child w/o touching
them
- appearance, respiration, circulation
✔✔abruptio placentae - ✔✔premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall
-signs: firmness in uterus, uterine contractions, uterine tenderness, abdomen/back pain
✔✔stages of delivery - ✔✔dilation, expulsion, placental
✔✔Supine hypotensive syndrome - ✔✔hypotension in supine patients b/c fetal weight
✔✔differentiate between preeclampsia and eclampsia - ✔✔eclampsia includes seizures
as a result of hypotension
✔✔treat supine hypotensive syndrome - ✔✔transport on left side
