Midwifery Exam Practice UPDATED
Questions with CORRECT Answers
Hypothyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER - A condition of a deficient thyroid
Tachypnea - CORRECT ANSWER - Fast breathing
Apnea - CORRECT ANSWER - not breathing
Antepartum - CORRECT ANSWER - before birth
Postpartum - CORRECT ANSWER - after birth
Intrapartum - CORRECT ANSWER - between birth
Dystocia - CORRECT ANSWER - Condition of a difficult/abnormal childbirth
Lymphoma - CORRECT ANSWER - lymphatic tumor
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER - slow heart
Primigravida - CORRECT ANSWER - a women who is pregnant for the first time
Appendectomy - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical removal of the appendix
Hysterectomy - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical removal of the uterus
,Anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - without feeling
Multipara - CORRECT ANSWER - a woman that has had more than one offspring
Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER - low temperature
Perianal - CORRECT ANSWER - around the rectum
Sublingual - CORRECT ANSWER - pertaining to under the tongue
Dysuria - CORRECT ANSWER - condition of painful urination
Suprapubic - CORRECT ANSWER - above the pubis
Pelvimetry - CORRECT ANSWER - measurement of the pelvis
A fast heart rate - CORRECT ANSWER - tachycardia
A condition of decreased urine - CORRECT ANSWER - cystitis
Bladder inflammation - CORRECT ANSWER - Uritis
An inflamed vein caused by a clot - CORRECT ANSWER - thrombophlebitis
condition of having high blood sugar - CORRECT ANSWER - hyperglycemia
Destruction of blood - CORRECT ANSWER - hemolysis
,An abnormal condition of appearing blue - CORRECT ANSWER - cyanosis
excessive vomiting - CORRECT ANSWER - peremesis
Disease of the nerves - CORRECT ANSWER - neuropathy
Difficulty breathing - CORRECT ANSWER - dyspnea
A woman who has never given birth - CORRECT ANSWER - nulliparous
A woman who has given birth once - CORRECT ANSWER - primiparous
white blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER - leukocytes
A condition of having a lack of clotting cells (platelets) - CORRECT ANSWER -
thrombopenia
Having too much water from the amnion - CORRECT ANSWER - polyhydramnios
You have been having chronic pains in your upper abdomen and your physician refers you to a
specialist in diseases of the digestive tract called a - CORRECT ANSWER -
Gastroenterologist
Your mother is having her uterus surgically removed along with her ovaries. Removal of ovaries
is called - CORRECT ANSWER - hysterectomy
, A woman has become sterile due to chronic inflammation of her uterine tubes from frequent
infection with sexually transmitted diseases. This tubal inflammation is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - salpingitis
A female patient has a special X-ray procedure of the breasts performed the X-ray image is
called a - CORRECT ANSWER - mammogram
Inflammation of the veins is termed - CORRECT ANSWER - phlebitis
The medical technician who draws blood from a vein for laboratory tests is called a - CORRECT
ANSWER - phlebotomist
A hemangioma means - CORRECT ANSWER - A tumor of blood vessels
Meningitis refers to - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the membranes around the
brain
A baby is born without a brain. The diagnosis would be - CORRECT ANSWER -
anencephalic
Surgical removal of an inflamed gallbladder containing stones is termed - CORRECT
ANSWER - cholecystectomy
A gravid woman is having genetic testing done. The physician will puncture the uterus to
withdraw amniotic fluid to be used for testing. This procedure is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - amniocentesis
A newborn with meconium aspiration pneumonia often finds it difficult or painful to breath. The
term for this is - CORRECT ANSWER - dyspnea
Questions with CORRECT Answers
Hypothyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER - A condition of a deficient thyroid
Tachypnea - CORRECT ANSWER - Fast breathing
Apnea - CORRECT ANSWER - not breathing
Antepartum - CORRECT ANSWER - before birth
Postpartum - CORRECT ANSWER - after birth
Intrapartum - CORRECT ANSWER - between birth
Dystocia - CORRECT ANSWER - Condition of a difficult/abnormal childbirth
Lymphoma - CORRECT ANSWER - lymphatic tumor
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER - slow heart
Primigravida - CORRECT ANSWER - a women who is pregnant for the first time
Appendectomy - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical removal of the appendix
Hysterectomy - CORRECT ANSWER - surgical removal of the uterus
,Anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - without feeling
Multipara - CORRECT ANSWER - a woman that has had more than one offspring
Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER - low temperature
Perianal - CORRECT ANSWER - around the rectum
Sublingual - CORRECT ANSWER - pertaining to under the tongue
Dysuria - CORRECT ANSWER - condition of painful urination
Suprapubic - CORRECT ANSWER - above the pubis
Pelvimetry - CORRECT ANSWER - measurement of the pelvis
A fast heart rate - CORRECT ANSWER - tachycardia
A condition of decreased urine - CORRECT ANSWER - cystitis
Bladder inflammation - CORRECT ANSWER - Uritis
An inflamed vein caused by a clot - CORRECT ANSWER - thrombophlebitis
condition of having high blood sugar - CORRECT ANSWER - hyperglycemia
Destruction of blood - CORRECT ANSWER - hemolysis
,An abnormal condition of appearing blue - CORRECT ANSWER - cyanosis
excessive vomiting - CORRECT ANSWER - peremesis
Disease of the nerves - CORRECT ANSWER - neuropathy
Difficulty breathing - CORRECT ANSWER - dyspnea
A woman who has never given birth - CORRECT ANSWER - nulliparous
A woman who has given birth once - CORRECT ANSWER - primiparous
white blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER - leukocytes
A condition of having a lack of clotting cells (platelets) - CORRECT ANSWER -
thrombopenia
Having too much water from the amnion - CORRECT ANSWER - polyhydramnios
You have been having chronic pains in your upper abdomen and your physician refers you to a
specialist in diseases of the digestive tract called a - CORRECT ANSWER -
Gastroenterologist
Your mother is having her uterus surgically removed along with her ovaries. Removal of ovaries
is called - CORRECT ANSWER - hysterectomy
, A woman has become sterile due to chronic inflammation of her uterine tubes from frequent
infection with sexually transmitted diseases. This tubal inflammation is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - salpingitis
A female patient has a special X-ray procedure of the breasts performed the X-ray image is
called a - CORRECT ANSWER - mammogram
Inflammation of the veins is termed - CORRECT ANSWER - phlebitis
The medical technician who draws blood from a vein for laboratory tests is called a - CORRECT
ANSWER - phlebotomist
A hemangioma means - CORRECT ANSWER - A tumor of blood vessels
Meningitis refers to - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the membranes around the
brain
A baby is born without a brain. The diagnosis would be - CORRECT ANSWER -
anencephalic
Surgical removal of an inflamed gallbladder containing stones is termed - CORRECT
ANSWER - cholecystectomy
A gravid woman is having genetic testing done. The physician will puncture the uterus to
withdraw amniotic fluid to be used for testing. This procedure is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - amniocentesis
A newborn with meconium aspiration pneumonia often finds it difficult or painful to breath. The
term for this is - CORRECT ANSWER - dyspnea
