MIDWIFERY EXAM PRACTICE / EXPERT VERIFIED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED PASS | NEWEST
UPDATE, 2025-2026.
Terms in this set (278)
Hypothyroidism A condition of a deficient thyroid
Tachypnea Fast breathing
Apnea not breathing
Antepartum before birth
Postpartum after birth
Intrapartum between birth
Dystocia Condition of a difficult/abnormal childbirth
Lymphoma lymphatic tumor
Bradycardia slow heart
Primigravida a women who is pregnant for the first time
Appendectomy surgical removal of the appendix
Hysterectomy surgical removal of the uterus
Anesthesia without feeling
Multipara a woman that has had more than one offspring
Hypothermia low temperature
Perianal around the rectum
Sublingual pertaining to under the tongue
Dysuria condition of painful urination
Suprapubic above the pubis
Pelvimetry measurement of the pelvis
A fast heart rate tachycardia
A condition of decreased urine cystitis
Bladder inflammation Uritis
An inflamed vein caused by a clot thrombophlebitis
condition of having high blood hyperglycemia
sugar
Destruction of blood hemolysis
An abnormal condition of appearing cyanosis
blue
excessive vomiting peremesis
,Disease of the nerves neuropathy
Difficulty breathing dyspnea
A woman who has never given birth nulliparous
A woman who has given birth once primiparous
white blood cells leukocytes
A condition of having a lack of thrombopenia
clotting cells (platelets)
Having too much water from the polyhydramnios
amnion
You have been having chronic pains Gastroenterologist
in your upper abdomen and your
physician refers you to a specialist
in diseases of the digestive tract
called a
Your mother is having her uterus hysterectomy
surgically removed along with her
ovaries. Removal of ovaries is called
A woman has become sterile due to salpingitis
chronic inflammation of her uterine
tubes from frequent infection with
sexually transmitted diseases. This
tubal inflammation is called
A female patient has a special Xray mammogram
procedure of the breasts performed
the X-ray image is called a
Inflammation of the veins is termed phlebitis
The medical technician who draws phlebotomist
blood from a vein for laboratory
tests is called a
A hemangioma means A tumor of blood vessels
Meningitis refers to inflammation of the membranes around the brain
A baby is born without a brain. anencephalic
The diagnosis would be
Surgical removal of an inflamed cholecystectomy
gallbladder containing stones is
termed
, A gravid woman is having genetic amniocentesis
testing done. The physician will
puncture the uterus to withdraw
amniotic fluid to be used for testing.
This procedure is called
A newborn with meconium dyspnea
aspiration pneumonia often finds it
difficult or painful to breath.
The term for this is
Pregnant women frequently nocturia
complain of the need to urinate
frequently during the night. The
term for this is
A lab report comes back to hematuria
documenting numerous
erythrocytes in the urine specimen.
The term for this is
Oligomenorrhea refers to scanty, less than normal menstrual flow
Total arrest and cessation of apnea
breathing is termed
Orchiditis is the term for testis
inflammation of a/an
Which term defines painful joints? Arthritis
Surgical suturing of a uterine tube is salpingorrhaphy
termed
Glossitis defines inflammation of the tongue
1. Has completed a midwifery program recognized in the country in which
The definition of a midwife as it is located 2.That the midwifery education is based on the ICM Essential
adopted by the International Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice and Global Standards for
Confederation of Midwives Midwifery Education 3. Has met requirements to be legally licensed to
practice midwifery
(ICM) includes
What were the prevailing attitudes Midwives were valued and respected members of the community.
towards midwives in the colonial Midwives were women to be treated with dignity and supported by the
period of the US? community
English midwives of the The Church of England
seventeenth century were
licensed by
1. Religious attitudes that viewed midwives as a threat and/or as being
witches 2. Midwives lack of access to education 3. Campaign by
What were some factors in the
decline of midwifery between the physicians to discredit midwives 4. Midwives' lack of organization 5. The
16th and 20th centuries general low status of women in society 6.
Replacement of midwives with physicians
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED PASS | NEWEST
UPDATE, 2025-2026.
Terms in this set (278)
Hypothyroidism A condition of a deficient thyroid
Tachypnea Fast breathing
Apnea not breathing
Antepartum before birth
Postpartum after birth
Intrapartum between birth
Dystocia Condition of a difficult/abnormal childbirth
Lymphoma lymphatic tumor
Bradycardia slow heart
Primigravida a women who is pregnant for the first time
Appendectomy surgical removal of the appendix
Hysterectomy surgical removal of the uterus
Anesthesia without feeling
Multipara a woman that has had more than one offspring
Hypothermia low temperature
Perianal around the rectum
Sublingual pertaining to under the tongue
Dysuria condition of painful urination
Suprapubic above the pubis
Pelvimetry measurement of the pelvis
A fast heart rate tachycardia
A condition of decreased urine cystitis
Bladder inflammation Uritis
An inflamed vein caused by a clot thrombophlebitis
condition of having high blood hyperglycemia
sugar
Destruction of blood hemolysis
An abnormal condition of appearing cyanosis
blue
excessive vomiting peremesis
,Disease of the nerves neuropathy
Difficulty breathing dyspnea
A woman who has never given birth nulliparous
A woman who has given birth once primiparous
white blood cells leukocytes
A condition of having a lack of thrombopenia
clotting cells (platelets)
Having too much water from the polyhydramnios
amnion
You have been having chronic pains Gastroenterologist
in your upper abdomen and your
physician refers you to a specialist
in diseases of the digestive tract
called a
Your mother is having her uterus hysterectomy
surgically removed along with her
ovaries. Removal of ovaries is called
A woman has become sterile due to salpingitis
chronic inflammation of her uterine
tubes from frequent infection with
sexually transmitted diseases. This
tubal inflammation is called
A female patient has a special Xray mammogram
procedure of the breasts performed
the X-ray image is called a
Inflammation of the veins is termed phlebitis
The medical technician who draws phlebotomist
blood from a vein for laboratory
tests is called a
A hemangioma means A tumor of blood vessels
Meningitis refers to inflammation of the membranes around the brain
A baby is born without a brain. anencephalic
The diagnosis would be
Surgical removal of an inflamed cholecystectomy
gallbladder containing stones is
termed
, A gravid woman is having genetic amniocentesis
testing done. The physician will
puncture the uterus to withdraw
amniotic fluid to be used for testing.
This procedure is called
A newborn with meconium dyspnea
aspiration pneumonia often finds it
difficult or painful to breath.
The term for this is
Pregnant women frequently nocturia
complain of the need to urinate
frequently during the night. The
term for this is
A lab report comes back to hematuria
documenting numerous
erythrocytes in the urine specimen.
The term for this is
Oligomenorrhea refers to scanty, less than normal menstrual flow
Total arrest and cessation of apnea
breathing is termed
Orchiditis is the term for testis
inflammation of a/an
Which term defines painful joints? Arthritis
Surgical suturing of a uterine tube is salpingorrhaphy
termed
Glossitis defines inflammation of the tongue
1. Has completed a midwifery program recognized in the country in which
The definition of a midwife as it is located 2.That the midwifery education is based on the ICM Essential
adopted by the International Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice and Global Standards for
Confederation of Midwives Midwifery Education 3. Has met requirements to be legally licensed to
practice midwifery
(ICM) includes
What were the prevailing attitudes Midwives were valued and respected members of the community.
towards midwives in the colonial Midwives were women to be treated with dignity and supported by the
period of the US? community
English midwives of the The Church of England
seventeenth century were
licensed by
1. Religious attitudes that viewed midwives as a threat and/or as being
witches 2. Midwives lack of access to education 3. Campaign by
What were some factors in the
decline of midwifery between the physicians to discredit midwives 4. Midwives' lack of organization 5. The
16th and 20th centuries general low status of women in society 6.
Replacement of midwives with physicians
