Antepartum quiz

Question 1

Low hcg level in pregnancy

Answer 1

ectopic pregnancy

Question 2

Goodell’s sign

Answer 2

Softening of the cervix

Question 3

Positive (Diagnostic) - at how many weeks?

Answer 3

Usually within 12 weeks after a missed period.

Question 4

positive (see, hear, and feel the baby is positive)

Answer 4

Visualising the fetus by ultrasound, palpating for fetal movements, and hearing a fetal heartbeat

Question 5

Negle’s rule

Answer 5

first day of last period, subtract 3 months, add 7 days

Question 6

Human chorionic gonadotropin hormone (hCG​) (HG tv supports the leutentant)

Answer 6

Responsible for ​maintaining the maternal corpus luteum​, which secretes progesterone and estrogen with synthesis occurring before implantation, production by fetal trophoblast cells until placenta is developed sufficient to take over that function. Basic for ​early pregnancy tests​ because it appears in the maternal bloodstream soon after implantation. Production peaks 8 weeks and then gradually declines.

Question 7

Estrogen (estrogen in leutenant’s hous scares fish)

Answer 7

● Secreted by the corpus luteum until the placenta takes over.
● Inhibits secretion of FSH and LH from anterior pituiatrysuprressing ovulation.
● Stimulates growth of the maternal tissue, uterus, breast tissue, genitalia.
● Relaxes joints and ligaments.

● Increased vascularity.

Question 8

Progesterone (prodigy the same as ester, but also loves endometrium)

Answer 8

hormone of pregnancy because it supports the endometrium of the uterus, inhibits uterine contractility, and assists in the development of the breasts for lactation. Secreted by the corpus luteum until the placenta takes over. Inhibits secretion of FSH and LH from anterior pituiatrysuprressing ovulation.

Question 9

Serum prolactin:​

Answer 9

prepares breasts for lactation.

Question 10

Oxytocin: ​

Answer 10

​stimulates contractions and milk ejection.

Question 11

Human placental lactogen (hPL) (human growth hormone) (humans need glucose)

Answer 11

​ preparation for mammary glands for lactation and involved in the process of making glucose available for fetal growth. It acts as a growth hormone, decreases maternal metabolism of glucose, increases fatty acid for metabolic needs

Question 12

Lightening

Answer 12

​By 40 weeks, the fetal head begins to descend and engage in the pelvis, which is termed lightening.
lightening happens 2 weeks before birth.

Question 13

Quickening

Answer 13

16 to 20 weeks. Second trimester

Question 14

1st trimester - normal weight gain

Answer 14

weight gain should be about 3.5 to 5 lb. For underweight women, weight gain should be at least 5 lb. For overweight women, weight gain should be about 2 lb.

Question 15

2nd and 3rd trimester - normal weight gain

Answer 15

weight gain should be about 1 pound per week. For underweight women, weight gain should be slightly more than 1 pound per week. For overweight women, weight gain should be about two thirds of a pound per week

Question 16

AFP - maternal serum alpha fetoprotein - when to test?

Answer 16

AFP screening is 16 to 18 weeks

Question 17

when to test amniotic fluid?

Answer 17

Amniocentesis is performed in the second trimester, usually between 15 and 18 weeks gestation

Question 18

how much folic acid

Answer 18

27 mg of ferrous iron and 400 to 800 mcg of folic acid per day

Question 19

betamethasone

Answer 19

promotes lung maturity and reduces risk of RDS

Question 20

Terbutaline

Answer 20

prevent or treat preterm labor can harm pregnant women

Question 21

5 digit system

Answer 21

five-digit system called the​ GTPAL

Question 22

2 digit system

Answer 22

Gravidity and parity