Midwifery Practice and Normal Neonate: MCQ examples
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1. The number of fontanelles that you would expect to be b) 2
able to palpate on Jack is:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 6
2. If you could palpate a third fontanelle this might indi- c) A congenital abnormali-
cate that Jack has: ty: Trisomy 21
a) Plagiocephaly
b) Excessive moulding
c) A congenital abnormality: Trisomy 21
d) Craniosinotosis
3. You explain to Kelly that Jack has 'caput' because there d) Is a diffuse oedematous
is a swelling on his head that: swelling of the soft tissues
a) Is a light pinky colour and located at the base of his of his scalp and crosses a
hairline suture that will resolve in
b) Does not cross a suture line and pits with digital 24-48hours
pressure
c) Is firm and coloured like a reddish bruise
d) Is a diffuse oedematous swelling of the soft tissues
of his scalp and crosses a suture that will resolve in
24-48hours
4. The physical characteristics of Jack at 41 weeks gesta- a) Abundance of vernix
tion include all of these EXCEPT:
a) Dry, peeling skin
b) Ears stiff with instant recoil
c) Abundance of vernix
d) Scrotum with deep rugae
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5. Radiation is the most predominate mode of heat loss c. loss of heat from the
for Jack. Radiation refers to: baby's surface to sur-
a. loss of heat through water evaporation from the rounding colder objects
baby
b. loss of heat through the baby shivering
c. loss of heat from the baby's surface to surrounding
colder objects
d. loss of heat to moving air or fluid around the baby
6. Kelly asks how many hours a day does Jack is likely to c. 14 - 16 hours
sleep. You reply that it is usual for a newborn to sleep:
a. 8 - 10 hours
b. 10 - 12 hours
c. 14 - 16 hours
d. 18 - 20 hours
7. You palpate Jacks femoral pulses. If you found an asyn- d. congenital cardiovascu-
chronous pulsation this may indicate: lar anomaly
a. poor circulation to the legs
b. common finding in the first weeks of examination'
c. congenital cardiovascular anomaly
d. less blood volume being pumped
8. Barlow's test is used to: d. none of the above
a. Check the baby's buttocks creases are symmetrical
b. Check that the limbs are of equal length
c. Confirm that the pelvis is stable
d. To access if hip is subluxable (can be easily dislocat-
ed of the acetabulum).
e. None of the above
9. Which of the following findings is Jack at increased risk Developmental dysplasia
of having because it occurred to his sister: of the hips
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a) Breech presentation
b) Developmental dysplasia of the hips
c) Port wine stain birthmark
d) Absent red eye reflex
10. You examine Jacks genitalia. The most common find- a) Hydrocele
ing in the male newborn is:
a) Hydrocele
b) Epispadias
c) Inguinal hernia
d) Chordee
11. AT one week Kelly complains that Jack's umbilical cord b) Inspect the cord and
is smelly. You: surrounding skin
a.Tell her that often happens and reassure her all is
well
b.Inspect the cord and surrounding skin
c.Clean the cord with antiseptic
d.Phone a pediatrician
12. As a midwife you are always ready to resuscitate a baby b) Reassuring heart rate
but which one of the following might reassure you that
resuscitation is less likely to be needed for Charlotte's
baby
a) Meconium in the liquor
b) Reassuring heart rate
c) Prolonged labour
d) Assisted delivery
13. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fetal c) Low oxygen affinity
circulation: haemoglobin
a) Shunt dependent
b) Hypogastric arteries
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1. The number of fontanelles that you would expect to be b) 2
able to palpate on Jack is:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 6
2. If you could palpate a third fontanelle this might indi- c) A congenital abnormali-
cate that Jack has: ty: Trisomy 21
a) Plagiocephaly
b) Excessive moulding
c) A congenital abnormality: Trisomy 21
d) Craniosinotosis
3. You explain to Kelly that Jack has 'caput' because there d) Is a diffuse oedematous
is a swelling on his head that: swelling of the soft tissues
a) Is a light pinky colour and located at the base of his of his scalp and crosses a
hairline suture that will resolve in
b) Does not cross a suture line and pits with digital 24-48hours
pressure
c) Is firm and coloured like a reddish bruise
d) Is a diffuse oedematous swelling of the soft tissues
of his scalp and crosses a suture that will resolve in
24-48hours
4. The physical characteristics of Jack at 41 weeks gesta- a) Abundance of vernix
tion include all of these EXCEPT:
a) Dry, peeling skin
b) Ears stiff with instant recoil
c) Abundance of vernix
d) Scrotum with deep rugae
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5. Radiation is the most predominate mode of heat loss c. loss of heat from the
for Jack. Radiation refers to: baby's surface to sur-
a. loss of heat through water evaporation from the rounding colder objects
baby
b. loss of heat through the baby shivering
c. loss of heat from the baby's surface to surrounding
colder objects
d. loss of heat to moving air or fluid around the baby
6. Kelly asks how many hours a day does Jack is likely to c. 14 - 16 hours
sleep. You reply that it is usual for a newborn to sleep:
a. 8 - 10 hours
b. 10 - 12 hours
c. 14 - 16 hours
d. 18 - 20 hours
7. You palpate Jacks femoral pulses. If you found an asyn- d. congenital cardiovascu-
chronous pulsation this may indicate: lar anomaly
a. poor circulation to the legs
b. common finding in the first weeks of examination'
c. congenital cardiovascular anomaly
d. less blood volume being pumped
8. Barlow's test is used to: d. none of the above
a. Check the baby's buttocks creases are symmetrical
b. Check that the limbs are of equal length
c. Confirm that the pelvis is stable
d. To access if hip is subluxable (can be easily dislocat-
ed of the acetabulum).
e. None of the above
9. Which of the following findings is Jack at increased risk Developmental dysplasia
of having because it occurred to his sister: of the hips
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a) Breech presentation
b) Developmental dysplasia of the hips
c) Port wine stain birthmark
d) Absent red eye reflex
10. You examine Jacks genitalia. The most common find- a) Hydrocele
ing in the male newborn is:
a) Hydrocele
b) Epispadias
c) Inguinal hernia
d) Chordee
11. AT one week Kelly complains that Jack's umbilical cord b) Inspect the cord and
is smelly. You: surrounding skin
a.Tell her that often happens and reassure her all is
well
b.Inspect the cord and surrounding skin
c.Clean the cord with antiseptic
d.Phone a pediatrician
12. As a midwife you are always ready to resuscitate a baby b) Reassuring heart rate
but which one of the following might reassure you that
resuscitation is less likely to be needed for Charlotte's
baby
a) Meconium in the liquor
b) Reassuring heart rate
c) Prolonged labour
d) Assisted delivery
13. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fetal c) Low oxygen affinity
circulation: haemoglobin
a) Shunt dependent
b) Hypogastric arteries
