First Trimester Pregnancy Sonosim
Which of the following statements accurately describes anatomic spaces within the female pelvis? -
Answer-The posterior cul-de-sac is the potential space located between the uterus and the rectum.
Which of the following statements accurately describes ovarian anatomy? - Answer-The ovaries are
typically located lateral to the uterus.
Which of the following statements correctly describes ligaments within the female pelvis? - Answer-The
ovaries are connected to the uterus by ovarian ligaments.
Which of the following statements regarding transvaginal imaging technique is correct? - Answer--
Transvaginal ultrasound is optimally performed with an empty bladder.
-A chaperone should be present during transvaginal ultrasound examinations.
Multiple professional ultrasound societies have published position statements saying that the benefits
of prudently performed medical ultrasound outweigh theoretical safety concerns. - Answer-True
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes ultrasound bioeffects and safety? - Answer-
Mechanical index (MI) is an ultrasound machine output-display standard that is used to predict the
likelihood of non-thermal bioeffects associated with ultrasound usage.
Which of the following statements best characterizes sonographic interrogation of the yolk sac? -
Answer--Follow-up assessment is warranted if the yolk sac measures greater than 7 mm prior to 9
weeks' gestation.
, -As the embryo enlarges, the yolk sac gradually involutes and is no longer sonographically visible around
12 weeks' gestation.
Which of the following statements best characterizes first-trimester gestation? - Answer--Embryo size
increases by approximately 1 mm in length per day.
-Crown-rump length (CRL) is an accurate assessment for first-trimester pregnancy dating.
-The yolk sac is an extraamniotic structure.
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes pregnancy dating? - Answer-Crown-rump
length is the most accurate biometric measurement for pregnancy dating.
Sonographic detection of pregnancy failure is sometimes possible before patients develop overt signs or
symptoms of failed pregnancy. - Answer-True
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes ectopic pregnancy? - Answer-Ectopic
pregnancy is a leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths during the first trimester.
Cornual, or interstitial, ectopic pregnancies characteristically present early in the first trimester with
severe abdominal pain and minimal bleeding. - Answer-False
Which of the following statements accurately describes ectopic pregnancy? - Answer-Heterotopic
pregnancies are much more common in pregnancies of assisted reproduction.
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes a cesarean scar implantation? - Answer--The
gestational sac embeds within the myometrium.
-Cesarean scar implantation can lead to uterine rupture.
Which of the following statements accurately describes anatomic spaces within the female pelvis? -
Answer-The posterior cul-de-sac is the potential space located between the uterus and the rectum.
Which of the following statements accurately describes ovarian anatomy? - Answer-The ovaries are
typically located lateral to the uterus.
Which of the following statements correctly describes ligaments within the female pelvis? - Answer-The
ovaries are connected to the uterus by ovarian ligaments.
Which of the following statements regarding transvaginal imaging technique is correct? - Answer--
Transvaginal ultrasound is optimally performed with an empty bladder.
-A chaperone should be present during transvaginal ultrasound examinations.
Multiple professional ultrasound societies have published position statements saying that the benefits
of prudently performed medical ultrasound outweigh theoretical safety concerns. - Answer-True
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes ultrasound bioeffects and safety? - Answer-
Mechanical index (MI) is an ultrasound machine output-display standard that is used to predict the
likelihood of non-thermal bioeffects associated with ultrasound usage.
Which of the following statements best characterizes sonographic interrogation of the yolk sac? -
Answer--Follow-up assessment is warranted if the yolk sac measures greater than 7 mm prior to 9
weeks' gestation.
, -As the embryo enlarges, the yolk sac gradually involutes and is no longer sonographically visible around
12 weeks' gestation.
Which of the following statements best characterizes first-trimester gestation? - Answer--Embryo size
increases by approximately 1 mm in length per day.
-Crown-rump length (CRL) is an accurate assessment for first-trimester pregnancy dating.
-The yolk sac is an extraamniotic structure.
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes pregnancy dating? - Answer-Crown-rump
length is the most accurate biometric measurement for pregnancy dating.
Sonographic detection of pregnancy failure is sometimes possible before patients develop overt signs or
symptoms of failed pregnancy. - Answer-True
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes ectopic pregnancy? - Answer-Ectopic
pregnancy is a leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths during the first trimester.
Cornual, or interstitial, ectopic pregnancies characteristically present early in the first trimester with
severe abdominal pain and minimal bleeding. - Answer-False
Which of the following statements accurately describes ectopic pregnancy? - Answer-Heterotopic
pregnancies are much more common in pregnancies of assisted reproduction.
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes a cesarean scar implantation? - Answer--The
gestational sac embeds within the myometrium.
-Cesarean scar implantation can lead to uterine rupture.
