Inpatient OB Certification Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Inpatient OB Certification Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
PregnantBinsulinBdependentBdiabeticBwomenBareBproneBtoBhypoglycemiaBduringBtheBfirstBtrim
esterBbecauseBpancreaticBbetaBcellsBareBstimulatedBtoBproduceBmoreBinsulinBbyBtheBrisingBle
velsBof:



a.BestrogenBandBprogesterone

b.BhumanBchorionicBgonadotropin

c.BhumanBplacentalBlactogenB-BAnswerestrogenBandBprogesterone



ABclassBofBantihypertensiveBdrugsBthatBshouldBbeBavoidedBinBpregnancyBis:



a.BACEBinhibitors

b.BadrenergicBblockingBagents

c.BcalciumBchannelBblockersB-BAnswerACEBinhibitors



GestationalBdiabetesBplacesBaBwomanBatBincreasedBriskBof:



a.BaBbirthBwithBaBcongenitalBdefect

b.BoligohydramniosBwithBresultantBfetalBgrowthBrestriction

c.BovertBdiabetesBinBlaterBlifeB-BAnswerOvertBdiabetesBinBlaterBlife



ABsignBofBsymptomBthatBindicatesBaBprogressionBofBpreeclampsiaBtoBeclampsiaBandBwarrants
BaBconsiderationBforBdeliveryBis:



a.BepigastricBpain

b.BnauseaBorBvomiting

c.BpersistentBproteinuriaB-BAnswerepigastricBpain



ABpredisposingBfactorBforBpreeclampsiaBis:



a.Bnulliparity

,b.BobesityBpriorBtoBpregnancy

c.BpreviousBhistoryBofBpreeclampsiaB-BAnswernulliparity



ABwomenBisBreceivingBmagnesiumBsulfate.BABsignBthatBtheBmagnesiumBsulfateBisBreachingBaB
toxicBlevelBis:



a.BdecreasedBappetite

b.BdifficultyBinBswallowing

c.BslurringBofBspeechB-BAnswerSlurringBofBtheBspeech



ABpositiveBankleBclonusBthatBoccursBwithBpreeclampsiaBisBusuallyBaBresultBofB



a.BcerebralBedema

b.BdecreasedBcolloidBosmoticBpressure

c.BdependentBedemaB-BAnswercerebralBedema



ABpotentiallyBlifeBsavingBmeasureBforBaBfetusBthatBisBexposedBtoBchickenBpoxBjustBpriorBtoBd
eliveryBisBforBtheBmotherBtoBreceive:



a.BacyclovirB(Zovirax)

b.BtheBchickenBpoxBvaccine

c.BvaricellaBimmuneBglobulinB(VZIG)B-BAnswerVaricellaBimmuneBglobulinB(VZIG)



FollowingBcesareanBdeliveryBforBabruptBplacenta,BaBclotBobservationBtestBisBinitiated.BPlacingB
aBsmallBamountBofBbloodBinBaBtestBtubeBforB20BminutesByieldsBaBsoftBclotBthatBdissolvesBea
sily.BThisBisBconsistentBwith:



a.Bhypofibriongenemia

b.BnormalBcoagulationBprocess

c.BpresenceBofBantithrombinBIIIB-BAnswerHypofibriongenemia



ABfindingBthatBwouldBindicateBaBpregnantBdiabeticBpatientBisBatBincreasedBriskBforBgivingBbirt
hBtoBanBinfantBwithBaBcongenitalBdefectBis:

,a.BaBhistoryBofBmacrosomiaBinBherBpreviousBpregnancy

b.BanBelevatedBhemoglobinBA1CBlevelsBduringBtheBfirstBtrimester

c.BglucoseBlevelsBaboveB140Bmg/dLBinBtheBthirdBtrimesterB-
BAnsweranBelevatedBhemoglobinBA1CBlevelsBduringBtheBfirstBtrimeter



WhenBaBpregnantBwomanBexperiencesBaBcardiacBarrest,BtheBnurseBshould:



a.BfirstBfocusBonBassessingBfetalBstatus

b.BifBtheBmotherBdies,BdiscontinueBresuscitativeBefforts

c.BtreatBtheBpatientBasBtheBsameBasBaBnon-pregnantBpatientB-
BAnswerTreatBtheBpatientBasBtheBsameBasBaBnon-pregnantBpatient



AtBterm,BaBwomanBisBlaborBisBfoundBtoBhaveBsevereBcondylomataBwhichBhasBobstructedBthe
BvaginalBcanal.BTheBappropriateBdispositionBis.



a.BcesareanBdelivery

b.BcryotherapyBremoval

c.BimmediateBremovalBwithBpodophyllinB-BAnswercesareanBdelivery



ABhematologicBchangeBinBpregnancyBthatBpredisposesBtoBvenousBthrombosisBisB



a.BdepressedBfibrinolyticBactivity

b.BincreasedBwhiteBbloodBcellBcount

c.BreducedBerythrocyteBproductionB-BAnswerdecreasedBfibrinolyticBactivity



ABwomenBisBadmittedBtoBlaborBandBdeliveryBatB32BweeksBgestationBwithBvaginalBbleeding.BH
erBhematocritBisBfallingBandBsheBisBtachycardic.BABKleihauer-
BetketestBisBordered.BThisBisBdoneBto:



a.BdetectBfetalBredBbloodBcellsBinBtheBmaternalBcirculation

b.BdetectBhemolysisBofBfetalBredBbloodBells

, c.BruleBoutBRhBisoimmunizationB-
BAnswerdetectBfetalBredBbloodBcellsBinBtheBmaternalBcirculation



ABpregnantBwomanBatB33BweeksBgestationBexperiencesBanBeclampticBseizure.BTheBmedication
BofBchoiceBforBthisBpatientBisBimmediate,BintravenousBadministrationBof:



a.BdiazepamB(Valium)

b.BmagnesiumBsulfate

c.BphenytoinB(Dilantin)B-BAnswermagnesiumBsulfate



ABpregnantBwomanBhasBaBhemoglobinBlevelBofB9Bg/dLBandBisBstable,Bafebrile,BandBcanBamb
ulateBwithoutBadverseBsymptoms.BTheBindicatedBtreatmentBisB



a.BoralBironBpreparation

b.BparenteralBironBtherapy

c.BwholeBbloodBtransfusionsB-BAnsweroralBironBpreparation



ABwomenBatB34BweeksBgestationBisBadmittedBtoBtheBantepartumBunitBforBinfluenzaBtypeBsy
mptomsBandBlymphadenopathy.BABcultureBshowsBanBinfectionBcausedBbyBT.Bgondii.BTheBmost
BlikelyBtransmissionBrouteBforBthisBinfectionBis.



a.BingestionBofBrawBmeat

b.BrectalBtransfer

c.BsexualBintercourseB-BAnsweringestionBofBrawBmeat



ABpregnantBwomanBwhoBisBHIVBpositiveBisBonBcombinationBantiviralBtherapyBcomesBtoBtheBh
ospitalBforBdelivery.BDrugBtherapyBshouldBbe:



a.BcontinuedBonBtheBprenatalBdosingBregimenBthroughoutBlaborBandBdelivery

b.BdiscontinuedBuntilBafterBdeliveryBwhereBcombinationBtherapyBshouldBbeBresumedBpostpart
um

c.BswitchedBtoBzidovudineBIVBforBoneBhourBandBfollowedBbyBcontinuousBinfusionBuntilBdeliver
yB-BAnswercontinuedBonBtheBprenatalBdosingBregimenBthroughoutBlaborBandBdelivery