Maternal Newborn Exam 1 Questions
And Answers
100%ceffacementcmeansc-cCORRECTccANSWER-thinnestcstagecofccervix
1stcdegreeclacerationsc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
perinealcskincandcvaginalcmucouscmembranes
2ndcdegreeclacerationsc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
skin,cmucouscmembranes,cfasciacofcperineacbodyc(mostccommon)
3rdcdegreeclacerationsc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
skin,cmucouscmembranes,cmusclecofcperinealcbodycandcextendctocretailcsphincter
4thcdegreeclacerationsc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
extendscintocthecrectalcmucosacandcexposesclumencofcrectum
abortionc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
terminationcofcpregnancycbeforecviabilitycofc20cweeks;cinducedcorcspontaneous
acrocyanosisc-cCORRECTccANSWER-extremitiescarecbluecincbabyc(common)
activecphasec-cCORRECTccANSWER-
progressivecfetalcdescent,cmorecpainful,cincreasecincstrengthcfrequencycandcdurationcofcco
ntractionsc(3-6cm)
additionalccesareancsectioncneedsc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
positioncclientconcleftcside,cexercises,cearlycambulation,cincreasecPOcintake,cavoidccarbona
tedcbeverages,cavoidcstraws,
antepartumciscconsideredcwhen?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-conceptionctoclabor
APGARcscorecincludescwhat?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-heartcratec(2)
RRceffortc(2)
musclectonec(2)
Reflexcirritabilityc(2)
Colorc(pink,c2)
totalcofc10
,Artificialcrupturecofcmembranesc(AROM)c-cCORRECTccANSWER-
causingcwaterctocbreakccausescprostaglandinsctocbecreleased,ccausingccontractioncwithcox
ytocin,cthereforecinducingclabor
atchowcmanycweekscdoescthecbabycdropcintocthecpelvicccavity?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-
36cweeks
closedcglottisc-cCORRECTccANSWER-providerctellscwhenctocpush,cFHRcissues
contractioncstressctestc-cCORRECTccANSWER-FHRcincrelationctocuterineccontractions.c
Negativecresults-cgoodcthing.ctherescnocabnormalclatecdecelerationscduringccontraction
Positivecresults-cabnormalcdecelerations
disadvantagescofcspinalcblockc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
intensecblockadecofcthecsympatheticcfiberscwhichcmaycresultcinc*hypotension*
durationc-cCORRECTccANSWER-amountcofctimeccontractionclastsc(60-90csecs)
earlycdecelerationcinterventionc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
reassurecthecparentscthatceverythingciscfine
earlycPPchemorrhage?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-occurscinc24chrscofcbirth
exfoliationec-cCORRECTccANSWER-
allowscforchealingcofcplacentacsitecandcimportantcpartcofcinvolution;cmayctakecupctoc6cweeks
falseclaborc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
contractionscarecirregular,cnocchangecincfrequency,cduration,candcwalkingchascnoceffect.cNo
cchangecincdilationcorceffacement
fetalcattitudec-cCORRECTccANSWER-
relationshipcofcfetalcbodycpartsctoceachcotherc(shouldcbecflexed)
Fetalchemoglobincandcoxygenccomparedctocmother?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-
fetalchemoglobinccarriesc20-
30%cmorecoxygen,c50%cmorechemoglobin,candchighercCOcpercweight
fetalcliec-cCORRECTccANSWER-
relationshipcofclongcaxiscofcfetusctoclongcaxiscofcmotherc(longitudinalcorctransverse)
fetalcstationc-cCORRECTccANSWER-relationshipctocischialcspines
firstcstagecofclaborc-cCORRECTccANSWER-fromcbeginningcofcdilationctocfullcdilationc
latent=c0-3cmc
active=c4-7cm
, transition=8-10cm
footlingcbreechc-cCORRECTccANSWER-singlecorcdouble,cfootccomescout
fourthcstagecofcbirthc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
firstc2chrscaftercbirth,cphysiologiccreadjustment,chomeostasisciscreastablished,cuteruscbegin
sctoccontractcdownctocsmallercsize,cpromotingcdecreasecincvaginalcbleeding
frankcbreechc-cCORRECTccANSWER-babycholdingclegscandcbuttccomescoutcfirst
frequencycofccontractionc-cCORRECTccANSWER-amountcofctimecbetweenccontractions
fullccervicalcdilationcmarkscthecbeginningcofcwhatcstage?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-stagec2
GTPAL(M)c-cCORRECTccANSWER-Gravida
Term
Preterm
Abortions
Livingc
Multiple
hematomasc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
Achematomaciscaclocalizedccollectioncofcbloodcoutsidecthecbloodcvessels,cusuallycincliquidcfo
rmcwithincthectissue.c(250-500ml)
hemostasisc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
compressioncofcintramyometrialcbloodcvesselscascthecuterinecmuscleccontractscrathercthanc
plateletcaggregationcandcclotcformation.
homan'scsignc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
paincinctheccalfcofctheclegcuponcdorsiflexioncofcthecfootcwithctheclegcextendedcthatciscdiagnost
iccofcthrombosiscincthecdeepcveinscofcthecarea.
howcdocthesecshuntscwork?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-
Fetalccirculation.cBloodcleavescthecplacentacandcenterscthecfetuscthroughcthecumbilicalcvein
.cAfterccirculatingcthroughcthecfetus,cthecbloodcreturnsctocthecplacentacthroughcthecumbilicalc
arteries.cThecductuscvenosus,cthecforamencovale,candcthecductuscarteriosuscallowcthecbloo
dctocbypasscthecfetalclivercandclungs
howcdocyoucassesscamountcofclochia?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-scant
smallc
moderate
large
howcdocyouctreatcsubcinvolution?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-oralcmetherginecforcupctocacweek
And Answers
100%ceffacementcmeansc-cCORRECTccANSWER-thinnestcstagecofccervix
1stcdegreeclacerationsc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
perinealcskincandcvaginalcmucouscmembranes
2ndcdegreeclacerationsc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
skin,cmucouscmembranes,cfasciacofcperineacbodyc(mostccommon)
3rdcdegreeclacerationsc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
skin,cmucouscmembranes,cmusclecofcperinealcbodycandcextendctocretailcsphincter
4thcdegreeclacerationsc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
extendscintocthecrectalcmucosacandcexposesclumencofcrectum
abortionc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
terminationcofcpregnancycbeforecviabilitycofc20cweeks;cinducedcorcspontaneous
acrocyanosisc-cCORRECTccANSWER-extremitiescarecbluecincbabyc(common)
activecphasec-cCORRECTccANSWER-
progressivecfetalcdescent,cmorecpainful,cincreasecincstrengthcfrequencycandcdurationcofcco
ntractionsc(3-6cm)
additionalccesareancsectioncneedsc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
positioncclientconcleftcside,cexercises,cearlycambulation,cincreasecPOcintake,cavoidccarbona
tedcbeverages,cavoidcstraws,
antepartumciscconsideredcwhen?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-conceptionctoclabor
APGARcscorecincludescwhat?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-heartcratec(2)
RRceffortc(2)
musclectonec(2)
Reflexcirritabilityc(2)
Colorc(pink,c2)
totalcofc10
,Artificialcrupturecofcmembranesc(AROM)c-cCORRECTccANSWER-
causingcwaterctocbreakccausescprostaglandinsctocbecreleased,ccausingccontractioncwithcox
ytocin,cthereforecinducingclabor
atchowcmanycweekscdoescthecbabycdropcintocthecpelvicccavity?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-
36cweeks
closedcglottisc-cCORRECTccANSWER-providerctellscwhenctocpush,cFHRcissues
contractioncstressctestc-cCORRECTccANSWER-FHRcincrelationctocuterineccontractions.c
Negativecresults-cgoodcthing.ctherescnocabnormalclatecdecelerationscduringccontraction
Positivecresults-cabnormalcdecelerations
disadvantagescofcspinalcblockc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
intensecblockadecofcthecsympatheticcfiberscwhichcmaycresultcinc*hypotension*
durationc-cCORRECTccANSWER-amountcofctimeccontractionclastsc(60-90csecs)
earlycdecelerationcinterventionc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
reassurecthecparentscthatceverythingciscfine
earlycPPchemorrhage?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-occurscinc24chrscofcbirth
exfoliationec-cCORRECTccANSWER-
allowscforchealingcofcplacentacsitecandcimportantcpartcofcinvolution;cmayctakecupctoc6cweeks
falseclaborc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
contractionscarecirregular,cnocchangecincfrequency,cduration,candcwalkingchascnoceffect.cNo
cchangecincdilationcorceffacement
fetalcattitudec-cCORRECTccANSWER-
relationshipcofcfetalcbodycpartsctoceachcotherc(shouldcbecflexed)
Fetalchemoglobincandcoxygenccomparedctocmother?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-
fetalchemoglobinccarriesc20-
30%cmorecoxygen,c50%cmorechemoglobin,candchighercCOcpercweight
fetalcliec-cCORRECTccANSWER-
relationshipcofclongcaxiscofcfetusctoclongcaxiscofcmotherc(longitudinalcorctransverse)
fetalcstationc-cCORRECTccANSWER-relationshipctocischialcspines
firstcstagecofclaborc-cCORRECTccANSWER-fromcbeginningcofcdilationctocfullcdilationc
latent=c0-3cmc
active=c4-7cm
, transition=8-10cm
footlingcbreechc-cCORRECTccANSWER-singlecorcdouble,cfootccomescout
fourthcstagecofcbirthc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
firstc2chrscaftercbirth,cphysiologiccreadjustment,chomeostasisciscreastablished,cuteruscbegin
sctoccontractcdownctocsmallercsize,cpromotingcdecreasecincvaginalcbleeding
frankcbreechc-cCORRECTccANSWER-babycholdingclegscandcbuttccomescoutcfirst
frequencycofccontractionc-cCORRECTccANSWER-amountcofctimecbetweenccontractions
fullccervicalcdilationcmarkscthecbeginningcofcwhatcstage?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-stagec2
GTPAL(M)c-cCORRECTccANSWER-Gravida
Term
Preterm
Abortions
Livingc
Multiple
hematomasc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
Achematomaciscaclocalizedccollectioncofcbloodcoutsidecthecbloodcvessels,cusuallycincliquidcfo
rmcwithincthectissue.c(250-500ml)
hemostasisc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
compressioncofcintramyometrialcbloodcvesselscascthecuterinecmuscleccontractscrathercthanc
plateletcaggregationcandcclotcformation.
homan'scsignc-cCORRECTccANSWER-
paincinctheccalfcofctheclegcuponcdorsiflexioncofcthecfootcwithctheclegcextendedcthatciscdiagnost
iccofcthrombosiscincthecdeepcveinscofcthecarea.
howcdocthesecshuntscwork?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-
Fetalccirculation.cBloodcleavescthecplacentacandcenterscthecfetuscthroughcthecumbilicalcvein
.cAfterccirculatingcthroughcthecfetus,cthecbloodcreturnsctocthecplacentacthroughcthecumbilicalc
arteries.cThecductuscvenosus,cthecforamencovale,candcthecductuscarteriosuscallowcthecbloo
dctocbypasscthecfetalclivercandclungs
howcdocyoucassesscamountcofclochia?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-scant
smallc
moderate
large
howcdocyouctreatcsubcinvolution?c-cCORRECTccANSWER-oralcmetherginecforcupctocacweek