SDMS MODULE 1 FIRST TRIMESTER UPDATED WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS!!, Exams of Advanced Education
gravidity - ANSWER# of times a woman has been pregnant, including current
pregnancy if applicable
parity - ANSWER# of live births a woman has had
EDC - ANSWERestimated date of confinement (due date)
abortion - ANSWERfirst trimester pregnancy loss
AKA miscarriage
when is threatened abortion suspected - ANSWERfirst trimester bleeding
spontaneous abortion - ANSWERnaturally occurring termination of
pregnancy; also known as a miscarriage
pregnancy loss caused by natural or unanticipated events
,recurrent spontaneous abortion - ANSWERtwo consecutive or three total
spontaneous abortions
habitual abortion means - ANSWERrecurrent spontaneous abortion
when do most pregnancy failures occur? - ANSWERAround 8 weeks gestation
elective abortion - ANSWERintentional termination of pregnancy
gestational age - ANSWERbased on first day of LMP
gestational age (GA) AKA - ANSWERmenstrual age (MA)
Gestational age versus embryologic age dates - ANSWERGA = embryologic
age (conceptual) + 2 wks
embryologic age AKA - ANSWERconceptual age
embryologic age - ANSWERbased on conception
when is embryologic age used? - ANSWERassisted reproduction patients
what form of fetal age is used in clinical practice? -
ANSWERgestational/menstrual age
, hCG - ANSWERHuman Chorionic Gonadotropin
Serum blood pregnancy tests check - ANSWERamount of beta subunits of
hCG hormone
hCG is produced by - ANSWERtrophoblastic cells (cells that make up placenta)
that burrow into the endometrium and circulates in maternal blood/urine
quantitative lab tests developed to detect the amount of beta hCG in
maternal blood - ANSWERSecond International Standard (2nd IS) = half the
value of IRP
International Reference Preparation (IRP) = twice the value of 2nd IS
discriminatory zone for quant HCG tests - ANSWERthreshold amount of hCG
present at which there should be sonographic evidence of a gestational sac
TV imaging
discriminatory zone for 2nd IS - ANSWER500 - 1200 miu/mL
discriminatory zone for IRP - ANSWER1000-2000 miu/ml for endovaginal
imaging
Rate of increasing hCG levels first 6 weeks - ANSWERDoubles every 48 hrs
SOLUTIONS!!, Exams of Advanced Education
gravidity - ANSWER# of times a woman has been pregnant, including current
pregnancy if applicable
parity - ANSWER# of live births a woman has had
EDC - ANSWERestimated date of confinement (due date)
abortion - ANSWERfirst trimester pregnancy loss
AKA miscarriage
when is threatened abortion suspected - ANSWERfirst trimester bleeding
spontaneous abortion - ANSWERnaturally occurring termination of
pregnancy; also known as a miscarriage
pregnancy loss caused by natural or unanticipated events
,recurrent spontaneous abortion - ANSWERtwo consecutive or three total
spontaneous abortions
habitual abortion means - ANSWERrecurrent spontaneous abortion
when do most pregnancy failures occur? - ANSWERAround 8 weeks gestation
elective abortion - ANSWERintentional termination of pregnancy
gestational age - ANSWERbased on first day of LMP
gestational age (GA) AKA - ANSWERmenstrual age (MA)
Gestational age versus embryologic age dates - ANSWERGA = embryologic
age (conceptual) + 2 wks
embryologic age AKA - ANSWERconceptual age
embryologic age - ANSWERbased on conception
when is embryologic age used? - ANSWERassisted reproduction patients
what form of fetal age is used in clinical practice? -
ANSWERgestational/menstrual age
, hCG - ANSWERHuman Chorionic Gonadotropin
Serum blood pregnancy tests check - ANSWERamount of beta subunits of
hCG hormone
hCG is produced by - ANSWERtrophoblastic cells (cells that make up placenta)
that burrow into the endometrium and circulates in maternal blood/urine
quantitative lab tests developed to detect the amount of beta hCG in
maternal blood - ANSWERSecond International Standard (2nd IS) = half the
value of IRP
International Reference Preparation (IRP) = twice the value of 2nd IS
discriminatory zone for quant HCG tests - ANSWERthreshold amount of hCG
present at which there should be sonographic evidence of a gestational sac
TV imaging
discriminatory zone for 2nd IS - ANSWER500 - 1200 miu/mL
discriminatory zone for IRP - ANSWER1000-2000 miu/ml for endovaginal
imaging
Rate of increasing hCG levels first 6 weeks - ANSWERDoubles every 48 hrs
