NCC-MATERNAL NEWBORN STUDY QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

NCC-MATERNAL NEWBORN STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
AawomanawithaaaBMIaofa18againsa25albsaduringaherapregnancy.aThisapregnancyaisaataincrea
sedariskafor
a.acesareanadelivery
b.aDeliveryaofalowabirthweightadelivery
c.apreeclampsiaa-acorrectaanswera✔✔b.adeliveryaofaaalowabirthweightainfant

Duringapregnancy,awhichaofatheafollowingacardiovascularaparametersaincreasesabya60%
a.abloodavolume
b.aplasmaavolume
c.aredacellamassa-acorrectaanswera✔✔b.aplasmaavolume

Whenapregnancy,aaawomanawithaepilepsyahasaaahigherariskaofaseizures
a.aduringalaborathrougha24ahoursapostpartum
b.afroma72ahoursatoa1aweekapp
c.ainatheathirdatrimestera-acorrectaanswera✔✔a.aduringalaborathrua24ahrs.app

Theariskaofadevelopingadiabetesainawomenawithaaahistoryaofagestationaladiabetesais
a.aincreasedaonlyaifathereaareaalsoamultipleadiabetesariskafactors
b.aincreasedawithaonsetawithina10-15ayearsainaabouta50%aofathoseawomen
c.atheasameaasawomenawhoadoanotahaveagest.adiabetesa-
acorrectaanswera✔✔b.aincreasedawithaonsetawithina10-

15ayearsainaabouta50%aofathoseawomen

Aawomanarecievesamagnesiumasulfateaduringalaboraforagestationalahypertension.aWhataeff
ectacanathisahaveaonanewborn?a
a.aelevatedacortisolalevels
b.hypoglycemia
c.muscleaweaknessa-acorrectaanswera✔✔c.amuscleaweakness

Aapregnantawomanawasadiagnosedawithavaricella-
zosteraata32aweeksagestation.aSheaisanowainaactivealaboraata40aweeksagestation.aTheanurse
awouldaexpectathatawhichaofatheafollowingawouldabeaappropriateainaorderatoaensureatheahealt

haofatheanewborn.
a.aadmisterazosteraimmunoglobulinatoanewbornaatadelivery
b.aadmisterazosteraimmunoglobulinatoapatientabeforeadelivery
c.atheamother'saantibodiesawillabeaprotectiveasoanoaactionaisaneededa-
acorrectaanswera✔✔c.atheamother'saantibodiesawillabeaprotectiveasoanoaactionaisaneeded

, Inaorderatoadecreaseatheariskaofafetaladeathatoathataofaaanon-
smoker,aaawomanamustaquitasmoking
a.abeforeatheapregnancyaoccurs
b.abyatheaendaofatheafirstatrimester
c.abyatheaendaofathea2ndatrimestera-acorrectaanswera✔✔b.abyatheaendaofatheafirstatrimester

Aapatientainapretermalaboraata30aweeksareceivedaindocin,atheanewbornashouldabeaobserveda
for?
a.aduodenalaatresia
b.aHirschsprungadisease
c.anecrotizingaentercolitisa(NEC)a-acorrectaanswera✔✔c.anecrotizingaenercolitisa(NEC)

Whataareatheacharacteristicsaofadizygoticapregnancy?
a.a1aplacentaaanda1aamnioticasac
b.a1aplacentaaanda2aamnioticasacs
c.a2aplacentasaanda2aamnioticasacsa-acorrectaanswera✔✔c.a2aplacentasaandaamnioticasacs

Aawomanaisadiagnosedawithaoligohydramniosaduringaherapregnancy.atheafetus/newbornash
ouldabeaevaluatedafora
a.adiabetesainsipidus
b.aklippel-feilasyndrome
c.apolycysticakidneyadiseasea-acorrectaanswera✔✔c

Aafetusaata36aweeksareceivesaaaBBPascoreaofa6.atheaexpectatedamanagementaisa
a.aimmediateadelivery
b.arepeataina24ahrs
c.ascheduleatheanextatestainaoneaweeka-acorrectaanswera✔✔b

Inaevaluatingatheapatientacensusaforastaffaassignments,atheappanurseaisatoldathataaapateintain
atheahighariskaunitamayabeadeliveredaandatransferredatoappaafteradelivery.aAaL/Saratioawasape

rformedawitharesultaofa2:0atheanurseawouldaexpectatheafollowingatoaoccur?
a.aAaPGa(phosphatidyglycerol)atestaneedsatoabeaperformed
b.athealungsaareamature,aandadeliveryawillaoccur
c.athealungsaareastillaimmature,aandatheaL/Sawillabearepeatedaina1aweeka-
acorrectaanswera✔✔b




Whichaofatheafollowingaisaaalimitationaofaanaalpha-fetaproteina(AFP)atest?
a.aclosedaneuralatubeadefectsaareanotadetected
b.aitawillanotadetectadownasyndrome
c.aitsabestasensitivityaisaata20aweeksa-acorrectaanswera✔✔a

Aapostpartumawoman'saprenatalahistoryashowsaaaquadascreenawithaaamaternalaseruma(MS
AFP)alowerathananormalaandahigherathanaHCGaandaInhibinaA.aTheanurseacanaexpectatheadi
agnosisaofatheanewborn?
a.aneuralatubeadefect