Assessment Of The Thrid Trimester Flashcards
The most common maternal factor associated with intrauterine growth restriction is:
a. obesity
b. hypertension
c. diabetes mellitus
d. oligohydramnios
B. Hypertension
Polyhydramnios demonstrates an amniotic volume index greater than:
a. 5 cm
b. 10 cm
c. 15 cm
d. 24 cm
D. 24 cm
The distal femoral epiphysis is consistently visualized by:
a. 20 weeks
b. 28 weeks
c. 32 weeks
d. 35 weeks
C. 32 weeks
Oligohydramnios in the third trimester is most likely a result of:
a. duodenal atresia
b. diaphragmatic hernia
c. infantile polycystic renal disease
d. cystic adenomatoid malformation
C. Infantile Polycystic renal disease
The most common maternal cause of macrosomia is:
a. anemia
b. proteinuria
c. hypertension
d. diabetes mellitus
D. Diabetes mellitus
Which portion of the biophysical profile study is a chronic marker of fetal hypoxia?
a. fetal tone
b. fetal movement
c. amniotic fluid volume
d. maturity of the placenta
C. Amniotic fluid volume
When measuring amniotic fluid volume, the transducer must remain:
a. parallel to both the maternal sagittal and coronal planes
b. perpendicular to both the maternal sagittal and coronal planes
c. parallel with the maternal coronal plane and perpendicular to the sagittal plane
d. perpendicular to the maternal coronal plane and parallel to the maternal sagittal plane
D. Perpendicular to the maternal coronal plan and parallel to the maternal sagittal plane
A pregnancy is postterm when the:
a. fetus weighs more than 3000 g
b. pregnancy is longer than 40 weeks
c. fetus weighs more than 4000 g
d. pregnancy is longer than 42 weeks
D. Pregnancy is longer than 42 weeks
Symmetrical intrauterine growth restriction is more commonly a result of:
a. first trimester insult
b. maternal hypertension
c. placental insufficiency
d. second trimester insult
A. 1st trimester insult
Doppler of the umbilical artery evaluates fetal well-being using the:
a. resistive index
b. pulsatility index
c. peak systolic velocity
d. systolic – diastolic ratio
D. Systolic diastolic ratio
Macrosomia is defined as a newborn weight exceeding:
a. 1000 g
b. 2500 g
c. 4000 g
d. 5500 g
C. 4000 g
In a biophysical profile, which of the following will document fetal tone?
a. movement of the fetal diaphragm
b. three separate fetal movements in 30 seconds
c. two fetal heart accelerations within 20 minutes
d. complete episode of flexion to extension and back to flexion
D. Complete episode of flexion to extension and back to flexion
Documentation of fetal position demonstrates a frank breech presentation. This means the fetal head is located in the superior portion of the uterus and the:
a. buttocks are down with one foot presenting
b. fetal feet are presenting with both legs extended
c. buttocks are presenting with the feet near the head
d. buttocks are presenting with the knees bent and feet down
C. Buttocks are presenting with the feet near the head
Maternal hypertension is defined as a systolic pressure above:
a. 100 mm Hg
b. 140 mm Hg
c. 175 mm Hg
d. 180 mm Hg
B. 140 mm Hg
Oligohydramnios is defined as an amniotic fluid index below:
a. 2 cm
b. 5 cm
c. 10 cm
d. 18 cm
B. 5 cm
This third trimester image is most suspicious for:
a. macrosomia
b. polyhydramnios
c. oligohydramnios
d. gastrointestinal distress
B. Polyhydraminos
Determine the fetal lie in this sonogram of the transverse gravid uterus:
a. breech
b. cephalic
c. transverse head to maternal right
d. position cannot be determined by a single image
A. Breech
What does this third trimester sonogram demonstrate?
a. oligohydramnios
b. trophoblastic disease
c. diaphragmatic hernia
d. cystic adenomatoid malformation
A. Oligohydraminos
A. Anterior placenta
The fluid volume in this image is suspicious for:
a. polyhydramnios
b. oligohydramnios
c. neural tube defects
d. chromosomal anomalies
A. Polyhydraminos