PN 3003 VARIATIONS 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
PAPER QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
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◉ Probable Signs of Pregnancy.
Answer: 4-12 weeks: presence of hCG in blood
6-12 weeks: presence of hCG in urine
8+ weeks: uterine growth
16 weeks: Braxton Hicks
◉ Positive Signs of Pregnancy.
Answer: 6+ weeks: Visually see fetus on ultrasound
20-24 weeks: Fetal heart sounds by fetal stethoscope
22+ weeks: Fetal movements felt by practitioner
Late Pregnancy: Fetal movements visible
◉ Normal length of pregnancy.
Answer: 40 weeks
◉ FSH in pregnancy.
Answer: Low levels due to high levels of estrogen and progesterone
,◉ hCG levels in pregnancy.
Answer: Peak in first trimester and then drop off
◉ Estrogen levels in pregnancy.
Answer: Increase during pregnancy
◉ Progesterone levels in pregnancy.
Answer: Increase during pregnancy
◉ LH in pregnancy.
Answer: Low levels due to high levels of estrogen and progesterone
◉ Prolactin in pregnancy.
Answer: Increases
◉ Pituitary growth hormone in pregnancy.
Answer: Levels fall but overall serum levels increase due to placental
production
◉ Oxytocin levels in pregnancys.
Answer: Increase and peak at term
, ◉ TSH in pregnancy.
Answer: Production stimulated after first trimester (in healthy
individuals not normally significant)
◉ Cortisol levels in pregnancy.
Answer:
◉ Gestational diabetes.
Answer: A pregnant person can get diabetes when her pancreas
cannot make enough insulin to keep their blood sugar levels within a
target range.
◉ Cardiovascular changes in pregnancy.
Answer: Peripheral vasodilation, cardiac output increases, increased
stroke volume, may be third heart sound after mid pregnancy,
systolic flow murmurs are common
◉ Respiratory changes in pregnancy.
Answer: Tidal volume increases (increasing vital capacity and
decreasing residual volume), increased oxygen consumption,
possible SOB
◉ GI system changes in pregnancy.
PAPER QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Probable Signs of Pregnancy.
Answer: 4-12 weeks: presence of hCG in blood
6-12 weeks: presence of hCG in urine
8+ weeks: uterine growth
16 weeks: Braxton Hicks
◉ Positive Signs of Pregnancy.
Answer: 6+ weeks: Visually see fetus on ultrasound
20-24 weeks: Fetal heart sounds by fetal stethoscope
22+ weeks: Fetal movements felt by practitioner
Late Pregnancy: Fetal movements visible
◉ Normal length of pregnancy.
Answer: 40 weeks
◉ FSH in pregnancy.
Answer: Low levels due to high levels of estrogen and progesterone
,◉ hCG levels in pregnancy.
Answer: Peak in first trimester and then drop off
◉ Estrogen levels in pregnancy.
Answer: Increase during pregnancy
◉ Progesterone levels in pregnancy.
Answer: Increase during pregnancy
◉ LH in pregnancy.
Answer: Low levels due to high levels of estrogen and progesterone
◉ Prolactin in pregnancy.
Answer: Increases
◉ Pituitary growth hormone in pregnancy.
Answer: Levels fall but overall serum levels increase due to placental
production
◉ Oxytocin levels in pregnancys.
Answer: Increase and peak at term
, ◉ TSH in pregnancy.
Answer: Production stimulated after first trimester (in healthy
individuals not normally significant)
◉ Cortisol levels in pregnancy.
Answer:
◉ Gestational diabetes.
Answer: A pregnant person can get diabetes when her pancreas
cannot make enough insulin to keep their blood sugar levels within a
target range.
◉ Cardiovascular changes in pregnancy.
Answer: Peripheral vasodilation, cardiac output increases, increased
stroke volume, may be third heart sound after mid pregnancy,
systolic flow murmurs are common
◉ Respiratory changes in pregnancy.
Answer: Tidal volume increases (increasing vital capacity and
decreasing residual volume), increased oxygen consumption,
possible SOB
◉ GI system changes in pregnancy.
