OB Test #1 questions with answers
Age of viability - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔The earliest age
at which fetuses survive if they are born is generally accepted at 24
weeks, or at the point a fetus weighs more than 500-600 G
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) - ...,.🔹VERIFIED
ANSWER **✔✔the first placental hormone produced, HCG can be
found in maternal blood and urine as early as the 1st missed
menstrual period
hCG Decreases by - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔8th week
Still born - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔20 weeks
Miscarriage - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Before 20 weeks,
considered a specimen
Folic acid prevents - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔spina bifida
What provides Mom with the most accurate due date?
,- ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔The ultrasound done in the first
trimester
Fetal testing - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Predicts outcome of
pregnancy
Plans for possible complications at birth
Plans for complications that may occur in newborn
Helps decide whether to continue pregnancy
Find conditions that may affect a future pregnancy
McDonalds Rule - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Growth of
fundus 1 cm for every week you are pregnant. So....37 weeks
pregnant fundus should be 37 cm!!!
Amniocentesis - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Aspiration of
amniotic fluid from the pregnant uterus for examination. Typically
done in the 14th-16th week of pregnancy.
Naegele's Rule - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔First day of
period and count 3 months back and add 7 days.
Ex if first day of period was May 15, then count back April 15,
,March 15, Feb 15 and add seven days which = Feb 22nd. This is the
predicted date of birth.
Baby moves around... - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔20 weeks
Fetal HR - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔110-160
Baby moves about how many times per hour? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED
ANSWER **✔✔6-8
Will move less if deprived of oxygen
Ultrasound assesses for? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER
**✔✔Organs: brain, skull, kidneys, etc.
Also used for dating
multipara - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Woman who has had
one or more children
Hegar's sign - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Extreme softening
of the lower uterine segment
, Goodell's sign - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Cervix changes
from a dark pink to a violet hue due to increased vascularity;
softening of the cervix
Chadwick's sign - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Vaginal walls
change from pink in color to deep violet due to an increase in the
vascularity of the vagina
Biophysical profile - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Combines 5
parameters (fetal breathing movements, fetal body movement, fetal
tone, fetal re activity, and amniotic fluid volume) into one
assessment.
VERY accurate in predicting fetal well being than any single
assessment
A score of 8 to 10 means the fetus is doing well
A score of 6 is considered suspicious
A score of 4 denotes a fetus in potential jeopardy
Done 32 weeks or after d/t need of developed CNS
test measures 5 scores
Age of viability - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔The earliest age
at which fetuses survive if they are born is generally accepted at 24
weeks, or at the point a fetus weighs more than 500-600 G
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) - ...,.🔹VERIFIED
ANSWER **✔✔the first placental hormone produced, HCG can be
found in maternal blood and urine as early as the 1st missed
menstrual period
hCG Decreases by - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔8th week
Still born - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔20 weeks
Miscarriage - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Before 20 weeks,
considered a specimen
Folic acid prevents - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔spina bifida
What provides Mom with the most accurate due date?
,- ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔The ultrasound done in the first
trimester
Fetal testing - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Predicts outcome of
pregnancy
Plans for possible complications at birth
Plans for complications that may occur in newborn
Helps decide whether to continue pregnancy
Find conditions that may affect a future pregnancy
McDonalds Rule - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Growth of
fundus 1 cm for every week you are pregnant. So....37 weeks
pregnant fundus should be 37 cm!!!
Amniocentesis - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Aspiration of
amniotic fluid from the pregnant uterus for examination. Typically
done in the 14th-16th week of pregnancy.
Naegele's Rule - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔First day of
period and count 3 months back and add 7 days.
Ex if first day of period was May 15, then count back April 15,
,March 15, Feb 15 and add seven days which = Feb 22nd. This is the
predicted date of birth.
Baby moves around... - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔20 weeks
Fetal HR - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔110-160
Baby moves about how many times per hour? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED
ANSWER **✔✔6-8
Will move less if deprived of oxygen
Ultrasound assesses for? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER
**✔✔Organs: brain, skull, kidneys, etc.
Also used for dating
multipara - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Woman who has had
one or more children
Hegar's sign - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Extreme softening
of the lower uterine segment
, Goodell's sign - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Cervix changes
from a dark pink to a violet hue due to increased vascularity;
softening of the cervix
Chadwick's sign - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Vaginal walls
change from pink in color to deep violet due to an increase in the
vascularity of the vagina
Biophysical profile - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Combines 5
parameters (fetal breathing movements, fetal body movement, fetal
tone, fetal re activity, and amniotic fluid volume) into one
assessment.
VERY accurate in predicting fetal well being than any single
assessment
A score of 8 to 10 means the fetus is doing well
A score of 6 is considered suspicious
A score of 4 denotes a fetus in potential jeopardy
Done 32 weeks or after d/t need of developed CNS
test measures 5 scores
