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CMN 568 Unit 6 Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
What does folate deficiency resemble? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ megaloblastic anemia as seen in B12
deficiency except that neurologic abnormalities are absent
When does megaloblastic anemia of folate deficiency develop? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ within 4-5 months
When does neural tube closure take place? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 21-28 days post conception
What is the most common neural tube defect? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ spina bifida
What is the recommended daily intake of folic acid for nonpregnant women with no known risk
factors for neural tube defect? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 400 mcg
What medication places women at a higher risk for a neural tube defect-affected pregnancy? Ans:
✓ ✓ ✓ anticonvulsants
What ethnicity is at a higher risk for having babies with congenital neural malformations? Ans: ✓ ✓
✓ hispanic
What antibiotics should be avoided in pregnancy? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones,
bactrim (in the 1st trimester), macrobid in the last few weeks of pregnancy
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What is 1st line therapy for treating UTI in pregnancy? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ • Nitrofurantoin
monohydrate/macrocrystals 100 mg orally twice daily for 5-7
days or
• Amoxicillin 500 mg orally twice daily (alternative: 250 mg orally three times
daily) for 5-7 days or
• Amoxicillin-clavulanate 500/125 mg orally twice daily for 3-7 days
(alternative: 250/125 mg orally three times daily for 5-7 days) or
• Cephalexin 500 mg orally twice daily for 3-7 days
What are risk factors for gestational diabetes? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ obesity, older age, having a family
history of type 2 diabetes or belonging to an ethnic group at increased risk for the condition (such
as Hispanic, Native American, South or East Asian, African American, or Pacific Islands descent)
Women with gestational diabetes are at higher risk for what? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ gestational htn,
preeclampsia, c/s, and having diabetes later in life
The offspring of women with gestational diabetes are at increased risk for what? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓
macrosomia, neonatal hypoglycemia,
hyperbilirubinemia, operative delivery, shoulder dystocia, and birth trauma
Describe ACOGs recommended 2 step approach to dx GD in pregnancy? When is the test usually
performed? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ first screening with the administration of 50 g of an oral glucose solution
followed by a 1-hour venous glucose determination. Those women meeting or exceeding the
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CMN 568 Unit 6 Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
What does folate deficiency resemble? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ megaloblastic anemia as seen in B12
deficiency except that neurologic abnormalities are absent
When does megaloblastic anemia of folate deficiency develop? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ within 4-5 months
When does neural tube closure take place? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 21-28 days post conception
What is the most common neural tube defect? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ spina bifida
What is the recommended daily intake of folic acid for nonpregnant women with no known risk
factors for neural tube defect? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ 400 mcg
What medication places women at a higher risk for a neural tube defect-affected pregnancy? Ans:
✓ ✓ ✓ anticonvulsants
What ethnicity is at a higher risk for having babies with congenital neural malformations? Ans: ✓ ✓
✓ hispanic
What antibiotics should be avoided in pregnancy? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones,
bactrim (in the 1st trimester), macrobid in the last few weeks of pregnancy
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What is 1st line therapy for treating UTI in pregnancy? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ • Nitrofurantoin
monohydrate/macrocrystals 100 mg orally twice daily for 5-7
days or
• Amoxicillin 500 mg orally twice daily (alternative: 250 mg orally three times
daily) for 5-7 days or
• Amoxicillin-clavulanate 500/125 mg orally twice daily for 3-7 days
(alternative: 250/125 mg orally three times daily for 5-7 days) or
• Cephalexin 500 mg orally twice daily for 3-7 days
What are risk factors for gestational diabetes? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ obesity, older age, having a family
history of type 2 diabetes or belonging to an ethnic group at increased risk for the condition (such
as Hispanic, Native American, South or East Asian, African American, or Pacific Islands descent)
Women with gestational diabetes are at higher risk for what? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ gestational htn,
preeclampsia, c/s, and having diabetes later in life
The offspring of women with gestational diabetes are at increased risk for what? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓
macrosomia, neonatal hypoglycemia,
hyperbilirubinemia, operative delivery, shoulder dystocia, and birth trauma
Describe ACOGs recommended 2 step approach to dx GD in pregnancy? When is the test usually
performed? Ans: ✓ ✓ ✓ first screening with the administration of 50 g of an oral glucose solution
followed by a 1-hour venous glucose determination. Those women meeting or exceeding the
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