NM702 FINAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026
◉ GTPALM?
30 weeks pg
1 intrauterine demise at 16 weeks
1 living, delivered at 39 weeks
1 pg loss at 9 weeks
1 set twins at 34 weeks, living
Answer: G5 P11231
◉ The corpus luteum produces _________________ to support an early
pg until the placenta takes over
Answer: Progesterone
◉ A pregnant woman has an u/s at 10 2/7, how many days different
from dates determined by LMP is required to re-date the EDB?
Answer: More than 7 days
◉ Appropriate advice for relieving low back pain includes
Answer: practice yoga for 1 hour per week
,◉ What hormone does hCG mimic?
Answer: TSH
◉ What characteristic of a pg person indicates the need for Rhogam?
Answer: Rh negative
◉ What is an example of aneuploidy?
Answer: Down syndrome
◉ Frequency of prenatal visits in the 1st trimester (up to 12 weeks)?
Answer: every 4 weeks
◉ Frequency of prenatal visits in the 2nd trimester (up to 28
weeks)?
Answer: every 4 weeks
◉ At what point in pg do we increase the visit frequency from every
4 weeks to every 2 weeks?
Answer: at 28 weeks
◉ At what point in pg do we generally increase the visit frequency
from every 2 weeks to every week?
,Answer: at 36 weeks
◉ Define "gravida"
Answer: number of pregnancies, regardless of outcome or # of
fetuses
◉ Which group experiences the highest fetal, infant, and pregnancy-
related mortality rates?
Answer: non-Hispanic Black
◉ Define "term"
Answer: birth after 37 weeks
◉ Define "preterm"
Answer: Births between 20 0/7 weeks and 36 6/7 weeks
◉ Define "living children"
Answer: children who are currently living (not live births)
◉ Define "multiples"
Answer: # of *pregnancies* with multiple fetuses, not the number of
fetuses
, ◉ M. comes in for her new OB visit. Her first pregnancy ended in a
miscarriage at 8 weeks in 2008. Her next pregnancy ended at 19
weeks with an intrauterine fetal demise in 2009. She gave birth to a
son via a spontaneous vaginal birth in 2010 at 38 weeks 6 days; he is
with her at the visit today. She gave birth to twin girls via Cesarean
birth at 36 weeks in 2013; both are alive and well.
Answer: GTPALM
511231
◉ A pregnant woman presents to clinic with her two year old twins
born at 35 weeks gestation and her 1 year old son born at 38 weeks
gestation. She reports she she had a stillborn infant born at 24
weeks, and reports the death of an infant born at 25 weeks that lived
for one day five years ago. She has had one other ectopic pregnancy.
What is her GTPALM status?
Answer: GTPALM
613131
◉ When do we assess fundal height?
Answer: After the 1st trimester, especially from 20 weeks on
◉ Uterine size 4-5 weeks since LMP?
Answer: pear (non-pregnant size)
GUIDE 2026
◉ GTPALM?
30 weeks pg
1 intrauterine demise at 16 weeks
1 living, delivered at 39 weeks
1 pg loss at 9 weeks
1 set twins at 34 weeks, living
Answer: G5 P11231
◉ The corpus luteum produces _________________ to support an early
pg until the placenta takes over
Answer: Progesterone
◉ A pregnant woman has an u/s at 10 2/7, how many days different
from dates determined by LMP is required to re-date the EDB?
Answer: More than 7 days
◉ Appropriate advice for relieving low back pain includes
Answer: practice yoga for 1 hour per week
,◉ What hormone does hCG mimic?
Answer: TSH
◉ What characteristic of a pg person indicates the need for Rhogam?
Answer: Rh negative
◉ What is an example of aneuploidy?
Answer: Down syndrome
◉ Frequency of prenatal visits in the 1st trimester (up to 12 weeks)?
Answer: every 4 weeks
◉ Frequency of prenatal visits in the 2nd trimester (up to 28
weeks)?
Answer: every 4 weeks
◉ At what point in pg do we increase the visit frequency from every
4 weeks to every 2 weeks?
Answer: at 28 weeks
◉ At what point in pg do we generally increase the visit frequency
from every 2 weeks to every week?
,Answer: at 36 weeks
◉ Define "gravida"
Answer: number of pregnancies, regardless of outcome or # of
fetuses
◉ Which group experiences the highest fetal, infant, and pregnancy-
related mortality rates?
Answer: non-Hispanic Black
◉ Define "term"
Answer: birth after 37 weeks
◉ Define "preterm"
Answer: Births between 20 0/7 weeks and 36 6/7 weeks
◉ Define "living children"
Answer: children who are currently living (not live births)
◉ Define "multiples"
Answer: # of *pregnancies* with multiple fetuses, not the number of
fetuses
, ◉ M. comes in for her new OB visit. Her first pregnancy ended in a
miscarriage at 8 weeks in 2008. Her next pregnancy ended at 19
weeks with an intrauterine fetal demise in 2009. She gave birth to a
son via a spontaneous vaginal birth in 2010 at 38 weeks 6 days; he is
with her at the visit today. She gave birth to twin girls via Cesarean
birth at 36 weeks in 2013; both are alive and well.
Answer: GTPALM
511231
◉ A pregnant woman presents to clinic with her two year old twins
born at 35 weeks gestation and her 1 year old son born at 38 weeks
gestation. She reports she she had a stillborn infant born at 24
weeks, and reports the death of an infant born at 25 weeks that lived
for one day five years ago. She has had one other ectopic pregnancy.
What is her GTPALM status?
Answer: GTPALM
613131
◉ When do we assess fundal height?
Answer: After the 1st trimester, especially from 20 weeks on
◉ Uterine size 4-5 weeks since LMP?
Answer: pear (non-pregnant size)
