EMT OB-GYN/Pediatrics Exam
1. Placenta previa is defined as:: The placenta develops over and
covers the cervix
2. Tissue that develops on the wall of the uterus and is connected to
the fetus: Placenta
3. A fluid-filled, bag like membrane inside the uterus that grows around
the developing fetus: Amniotic sac
4. Connects mother and infant: Umbilical cord
5. The neck of the uterus: Cervix
6. The vagina and lower part of the uterus: Birth canal
7. is heralded by the onset of convulsions, or seizures, resulting
from severe hypertension in the pregnant woman.: Eclampsia
8. A 33-year-old woman who is 36 weeks pregnant is experiencing vaginal
bleeding. During transport, you note that she becomes diaphoretic,
tachy- cardic, and hypotensive. You should:: Place her in the left lateral
recumbent position
9. A history of pelvic inflammatory disease or tubal ligations increases a
woman's risk for:: An ectopic pregnancy
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,10.AN infant is considered to be premature if it:: Weighs less than 5lb or is
born before 36 weeks' gestation
11.During your visual inspection of a 25-year-old woman in labor, you see
the baby's head crowning at the vaginal opening. What should you do?:
Apply gentle pressure to the baby's head as it delivers
12. Once the infant's head has been delivered:
A. suction the infant's nose, and then the mouth.
B. apply oxygen over the mother's vagina.
C. suction the infant's mouth, then the nose.
D. apply a nasal cannula at 3 L/min to the infant.: Suction the infant's
mouth, then the nose
13.Supine hypotensive syndrome occurs when:: The pregnant uterus
com- presses the inferior vena cava
14. The presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid
indicates: Select one:
A. an expected finding in full-term infants.
B. that the fetus is at least 4 weeks premature.
C. that full newborn resuscitation will be needed.
D. that the baby's airway may be obstructed.: That the baby's airway
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, may be obstructed
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1. Placenta previa is defined as:: The placenta develops over and
covers the cervix
2. Tissue that develops on the wall of the uterus and is connected to
the fetus: Placenta
3. A fluid-filled, bag like membrane inside the uterus that grows around
the developing fetus: Amniotic sac
4. Connects mother and infant: Umbilical cord
5. The neck of the uterus: Cervix
6. The vagina and lower part of the uterus: Birth canal
7. is heralded by the onset of convulsions, or seizures, resulting
from severe hypertension in the pregnant woman.: Eclampsia
8. A 33-year-old woman who is 36 weeks pregnant is experiencing vaginal
bleeding. During transport, you note that she becomes diaphoretic,
tachy- cardic, and hypotensive. You should:: Place her in the left lateral
recumbent position
9. A history of pelvic inflammatory disease or tubal ligations increases a
woman's risk for:: An ectopic pregnancy
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,10.AN infant is considered to be premature if it:: Weighs less than 5lb or is
born before 36 weeks' gestation
11.During your visual inspection of a 25-year-old woman in labor, you see
the baby's head crowning at the vaginal opening. What should you do?:
Apply gentle pressure to the baby's head as it delivers
12. Once the infant's head has been delivered:
A. suction the infant's nose, and then the mouth.
B. apply oxygen over the mother's vagina.
C. suction the infant's mouth, then the nose.
D. apply a nasal cannula at 3 L/min to the infant.: Suction the infant's
mouth, then the nose
13.Supine hypotensive syndrome occurs when:: The pregnant uterus
com- presses the inferior vena cava
14. The presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid
indicates: Select one:
A. an expected finding in full-term infants.
B. that the fetus is at least 4 weeks premature.
C. that full newborn resuscitation will be needed.
D. that the baby's airway may be obstructed.: That the baby's airway
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, may be obstructed
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