OB/GYN ARDMS COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Shirodkar Procedure - ✔✔A procedure preformed to treat and incompentent cervix.
The most complicated, the suture is almost completely buried beneath the cervical
mucosa?
✔✔McDonald Procedure - ✔✔A procedure preformed to treat and incompentent cervix
with a less invasive outcome using a purse string suture.
✔✔Ectopic - ✔✔With this type of pregnancy, the most common symptom is pain?
✔✔Interstital - ✔✔An ectopic pregnancy in this part of the tube is more life threatening?
✔✔3mm - ✔✔Normally, nuchal translucency doesn't exceed?
✔✔Chorid Plexus - ✔✔This lies within the atria of the lateral ventricals bilaterally?
✔✔Lateral Ventricular Atria - ✔✔In ruling out hydrocephalus, where would one 1st
begin to see enlargement?
✔✔1cm in largest dimension transversely - ✔✔The normal measurements for the lateral
ventricla of the fetal brain are?
✔✔3 ossidication centers (2 posterior pointing toward each other, 1 anterior) - ✔✔When
the fetal spine is imaged transversly, the ultrasound demonstrates?
✔✔M-mode - ✔✔What US modality would you us to prove fetal life on a frozen image?
✔✔Left Atrium - ✔✔The anatomic structure closest to the spine in a 4-chamber heart
view is?
✔✔Fetal Heart - ✔✔This occupies 1/3 of the chest cavity pointing toward the left side of
the fetus?
✔✔RVOT - Pulmonary Artery
LVOT - Ascending Aorta - ✔✔The great vessels of the heart consist of?
✔✔Foramen Ovale - ✔✔Communication between right and left Atria is termed?
✔✔45 degree angle to the left of midline - ✔✔In a normal fetus, the heart is positioned
at what angle?
,✔✔Chordae Tendineae / papillary muscle - ✔✔A small rounded echoginic structure
withing the left ventrical of the heart is?
✔✔Coronal - ✔✔Which view best demonstrated the diaphram?
Transverse @ the level of 4-chamber heart
✔✔Transverse view @ level of 4-chamber heart - ✔✔The thoracic circumference is
measured in the?
✔✔Aortic Arch - ✔✔The candy-cane pulsating vessel imaged somewhat to the left of
the spine in longitudinal is?
✔✔Esophageal Artesia - ✔✔The fluid filled stomach should always be seen in the upper
LT quadrant. If not seen, you should suspect?
✔✔Esophagel Atresia - ✔✔The esophagus does not properly develop or is missing?
✔✔12-13 weeks - ✔✔At what gestational age is the amniotic fluid volume and fluid in
the fetal bladder almost entirely due to functioning kidneys?
✔✔30-45 mins. - ✔✔The fetal bladder should fill and empty approximatly every?
✔✔Posterior Urethral Valves - ✔✔The bladder of the male fetus is sometimes enlarged
because of?
Most common cause of male fetus bladder obstruction outlet?
✔✔Clocal Malformation or Urethral Atresia - ✔✔Most common female bladder
obstruction outlet?
✔✔Iliac Bones - ✔✔What structures can be seen at the level of the bladder using a
coronal view of the fetal pelvis on an OB exam?
✔✔Abdomenal Circumference - ✔✔When you image the fetal stomach transverse at
the level of the portal vien, you are at the right level for what measurement?
✔✔MSAFP
Triple Screen
CVS
Amniocentesis - ✔✔What lab tests are performed to determine if a fetus has a neural
tube defect or Down's syndrome?
✔✔Amniocentesis - ✔✔This test can rule out Down's syndrome?
, ✔✔Fetal Anatomy - ✔✔2nd trimester OB US are better than 1st trimester in
determining?
✔✔Vertex - ✔✔Most favortable position of the baby for birth where the crown area of
the head presents first?
✔✔Vasa Previa - ✔✔In sagittal midline view, if the cord is positioned near the cervical
os, this is called?
✔✔37 weeks - ✔✔Dr's usually don't consider a C-section due to previa until what
gestational week?
✔✔Chorion and Decidua - ✔✔Th placenta developes from the?
✔✔Excessive Wharton's jelly - ✔✔A thickened appearing cord is most likely from?
✔✔Functions of the placenta - ✔✔This produces alpha-fetoprotein, provides nurishment
for the fetus as well as protection?
✔✔Succenturiate Placenta - ✔✔An accessory placenta lobe is called?
✔✔2cm - ✔✔A placenta previa can be ruled out if the placental edge is at least how far
from the internal cervical os?
✔✔Placenta Accreta - ✔✔A severe OB complication involving an abnormally deep
attachment of the placenta through the endometrium and myometrium?
✔✔Hydrops
Infection
Triploidy-lethal chromosome abnormality (69 instead of 46)
Diabetes - ✔✔A placental measuring 7cm in the greatest AP dimension may be
associated with?
✔✔4cm - ✔✔The thickness of the full-term placental should not measure more than?
✔✔Chorioangioma - ✔✔Benign vascular tumors of the placenta, large ones can cause
IUGR, Hydrops and Abruption?
✔✔Superoir to fetal bladder - ✔✔To demonstrate umbilical cord insertion into the fetal
abdomen, you should look?
✔✔2 umbilical arteries - ✔✔Applying color Doppler to the transverse image through the
fetal bladder will help verify?
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Shirodkar Procedure - ✔✔A procedure preformed to treat and incompentent cervix.
The most complicated, the suture is almost completely buried beneath the cervical
mucosa?
✔✔McDonald Procedure - ✔✔A procedure preformed to treat and incompentent cervix
with a less invasive outcome using a purse string suture.
✔✔Ectopic - ✔✔With this type of pregnancy, the most common symptom is pain?
✔✔Interstital - ✔✔An ectopic pregnancy in this part of the tube is more life threatening?
✔✔3mm - ✔✔Normally, nuchal translucency doesn't exceed?
✔✔Chorid Plexus - ✔✔This lies within the atria of the lateral ventricals bilaterally?
✔✔Lateral Ventricular Atria - ✔✔In ruling out hydrocephalus, where would one 1st
begin to see enlargement?
✔✔1cm in largest dimension transversely - ✔✔The normal measurements for the lateral
ventricla of the fetal brain are?
✔✔3 ossidication centers (2 posterior pointing toward each other, 1 anterior) - ✔✔When
the fetal spine is imaged transversly, the ultrasound demonstrates?
✔✔M-mode - ✔✔What US modality would you us to prove fetal life on a frozen image?
✔✔Left Atrium - ✔✔The anatomic structure closest to the spine in a 4-chamber heart
view is?
✔✔Fetal Heart - ✔✔This occupies 1/3 of the chest cavity pointing toward the left side of
the fetus?
✔✔RVOT - Pulmonary Artery
LVOT - Ascending Aorta - ✔✔The great vessels of the heart consist of?
✔✔Foramen Ovale - ✔✔Communication between right and left Atria is termed?
✔✔45 degree angle to the left of midline - ✔✔In a normal fetus, the heart is positioned
at what angle?
,✔✔Chordae Tendineae / papillary muscle - ✔✔A small rounded echoginic structure
withing the left ventrical of the heart is?
✔✔Coronal - ✔✔Which view best demonstrated the diaphram?
Transverse @ the level of 4-chamber heart
✔✔Transverse view @ level of 4-chamber heart - ✔✔The thoracic circumference is
measured in the?
✔✔Aortic Arch - ✔✔The candy-cane pulsating vessel imaged somewhat to the left of
the spine in longitudinal is?
✔✔Esophageal Artesia - ✔✔The fluid filled stomach should always be seen in the upper
LT quadrant. If not seen, you should suspect?
✔✔Esophagel Atresia - ✔✔The esophagus does not properly develop or is missing?
✔✔12-13 weeks - ✔✔At what gestational age is the amniotic fluid volume and fluid in
the fetal bladder almost entirely due to functioning kidneys?
✔✔30-45 mins. - ✔✔The fetal bladder should fill and empty approximatly every?
✔✔Posterior Urethral Valves - ✔✔The bladder of the male fetus is sometimes enlarged
because of?
Most common cause of male fetus bladder obstruction outlet?
✔✔Clocal Malformation or Urethral Atresia - ✔✔Most common female bladder
obstruction outlet?
✔✔Iliac Bones - ✔✔What structures can be seen at the level of the bladder using a
coronal view of the fetal pelvis on an OB exam?
✔✔Abdomenal Circumference - ✔✔When you image the fetal stomach transverse at
the level of the portal vien, you are at the right level for what measurement?
✔✔MSAFP
Triple Screen
CVS
Amniocentesis - ✔✔What lab tests are performed to determine if a fetus has a neural
tube defect or Down's syndrome?
✔✔Amniocentesis - ✔✔This test can rule out Down's syndrome?
, ✔✔Fetal Anatomy - ✔✔2nd trimester OB US are better than 1st trimester in
determining?
✔✔Vertex - ✔✔Most favortable position of the baby for birth where the crown area of
the head presents first?
✔✔Vasa Previa - ✔✔In sagittal midline view, if the cord is positioned near the cervical
os, this is called?
✔✔37 weeks - ✔✔Dr's usually don't consider a C-section due to previa until what
gestational week?
✔✔Chorion and Decidua - ✔✔Th placenta developes from the?
✔✔Excessive Wharton's jelly - ✔✔A thickened appearing cord is most likely from?
✔✔Functions of the placenta - ✔✔This produces alpha-fetoprotein, provides nurishment
for the fetus as well as protection?
✔✔Succenturiate Placenta - ✔✔An accessory placenta lobe is called?
✔✔2cm - ✔✔A placenta previa can be ruled out if the placental edge is at least how far
from the internal cervical os?
✔✔Placenta Accreta - ✔✔A severe OB complication involving an abnormally deep
attachment of the placenta through the endometrium and myometrium?
✔✔Hydrops
Infection
Triploidy-lethal chromosome abnormality (69 instead of 46)
Diabetes - ✔✔A placental measuring 7cm in the greatest AP dimension may be
associated with?
✔✔4cm - ✔✔The thickness of the full-term placental should not measure more than?
✔✔Chorioangioma - ✔✔Benign vascular tumors of the placenta, large ones can cause
IUGR, Hydrops and Abruption?
✔✔Superoir to fetal bladder - ✔✔To demonstrate umbilical cord insertion into the fetal
abdomen, you should look?
✔✔2 umbilical arteries - ✔✔Applying color Doppler to the transverse image through the
fetal bladder will help verify?
