OB inpatient certification practice questions and answers updated 2026

OB inpatient certification practice
questions and answers updated 2026
AfterBdelivery,BprogesteroneBlevelsBfallBcausingBwhatBacid/baseBchange?B-
BAnswerIncreaseBpco2



WithBwhatBdisorderBwouldBAFPBbeBelevated?B-
BAnswerEsophagealBatresia,BneuralBtubeBdefects



WomenBwithBaBhistoryBofBGDMBhaveBincreasedBriskBofBdiabetesBatBwhatBrate?B-
BAnswerOnsetBwithinB20ByearsBinB35-60%



GlucoseBscreenBisBdoneBwhen?B-BAnswer24-28Bweeks



IfBaBmotherBhasBInsulinBdependentBdiabetesBduringBpregnancy,BwhatBelectrolyteBimbalanceBis
BtheBneonateBatBriskBfor?B-BAnswerMagnesiumBdeficiency



InBwhichBtrimesterBisBnewBonsetBofBGHTNBmostBcommon?B-BAnswer3rdBtrimester



InBaBpregnancyBcomplicatedBbyBhypertension,BwhatBisBaBsignBofBdeterioratingBstatus?B-
BAnswerIncreasedBserumBcreatinine



WhatBdifferenceBcanBbeBexpectedBbetweenBmanualBandBelectronicBdiastolicBBP?B-
BAnswerManualBareB5-7BmmBHGBhigher



OnBadmissionBtoBL&DB,BaBwomanBhasB2+Breflexes.BAfterBIVBmag,BDTRsBareBabsent.BWhatBis
ByourBimmediateBnursingBintervention?B-BAnswerStopBmagBandBnotifyBprovider



WithBnoBapparentBHSVBlesionsBwhatBisBtheBrecommendation?B-
BAnswerOralBacyclovirB4BweeksBpriorBtoBdelivery



+IgGBantibodiesBinBPPBperiod?B-
BAnswerTheBrecurrenceBisBunlikely,BnoBfurtherBactionBisBrequired.B(IgGBchronic,BIgMBisBactive
)

,TheBmostBcommonBrheumaticBvalvularBlesionBinBpregnancyBis?B-BAnswerMitralBstenosis



CardiacBdefectBwithBmostBcomplicationsBinBlabor?B-BAnswerMitralBstenosis



MethamphetaminesBareBexpectedBtoBlast?B-BAnswer7-24Bhrs



WhatBisBrecommendedBL/SBratio?B-BAnswer2:1B-BlungsBareBprobablyBmature

3:1B-BindicativeBofBmaturity



WhatBcausesBaBsinusoidalBFHRBtracing?B-BAnswerFetalBanemia



WhatBisBtheBparenteralBanalgesicBwithBmostBrapidBpeakBeffect?B-BAnswerFentanyl



WhatBneonatalBcomplicationBisBincreasedBwithBcesareanBdelivery?B-
BAnswerRespiratoryBmorbidity



ABwomanBwhoBhasBaBc/sBisBmoreBlikelyBtoBbeBre-hospitalizedBwithBwhatBppBcomplication?B-
BAnswerWoundBinfection



DuringBtheBpostpartumBperiod,BlowBlevelsBofBplacentalBlactogen,Bestrogen,Bcortisol,BgrowthBh
ormoneBandBinsulinaseBresultBin?B-BAnswerLowerBglucoseBlevels



DueBtoBtheBcatabolicBprocessBofBinvolutionBpostpartum,BwhichBlabBvalueBisBexpectedBtoBbeB
elevatedBpostpartum?B-BAnswerBUN



AvgBweightBlossBwithBdelivery?B-BAnswer12Blbs



WhereBwouldByouBexpectBtoBpalpateBfundusB24hBpp?B-BAnswer1cmBbelowBumbilicus



WhatBisBtheBtermBforBlochiaBappearingB3-10BdaysBppBandBpinkBorBbrownBinBcoloraB-
BAnswerLochiaBserosa

, TheBprocessBofBinvolutionBthatBallowsBforBhealingBofBtheBplacentalBsiteBpreventingBscarringBis
?B-BAnswerExfoliation



TrueBorBfalseB2500ccBurineB2BdaysBppBisBaBnormalBphysiologicBresponseBtoBdeliveryB-
BAnswerTrue



IfBppBwoman'sBfundusBisBdeviatedBfromBmidlineBfirstBRNBinterventionBis?B-
BAnswerEmptyBbladder



WhyBisBUTIBcommonBinB1stBfewBweeksBpp?B-BAnswerDilatedBuretersBandBrenalBpelvis



ByBwhichBppBdayBhasBcirculatingBbloodBvolumeBdiminishedBsecondaryBtoBdiuresis,BreturningBt
oBprepregnancyBvolume?B-BAnswerDayB5



WhatBinterventionBcanBincreaseBphysiologicalBjaundice?B-BAnswerDelayedBcordBclamping



ABwomanBisB12BdaysBppBandBhasBWBCBofB25,000.BThisBindicates?B-BAnswerExpectedBrange



WhatBisBtheBantidoteBforBCoumadin?B-BAnswerVitaminBk



WhatBisBantidoteBtoBMAg?B-BAnswerCalciumBglucinate



WhatBmedBforBmalignantBhyperthermia?B-BAnswerDantroleneBsodium



UterotonicBmedBcontraindicatedBforBelevatedBBP?B-BAnswerMethergine



FollowingBdelivery,BinsulinBrequirementsBI'dBdiabeticBwoman....B-BAnswerDecreaseBrapidly



RhinitisBandBnasalBstuffinessBincreaseBinBpregnancyBareBdueBto?B-BAnswerEstrogen



ABnewlyBdeliveredBpostpartumBwomanBreceivedBterbutalineBandBcorticosteroidsBduringBlaborBi
sBatBriskBforBwhatBpotentialBdrugBinteraction?B-BAnswerHyperglycemia