Ch 1 Pregnancy and prenatal care

Question 1

bhcg hormone is produced by the

Answer 1

placenta

Question 2

bhcg rise to a peak of 100,000 by __ week

Answer 2

10 weeks

Question 3

viable pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound at 5 weeks or at bhcg of 1500-2000

Answer 3

t

Question 4

fetal heart motion may be seen on tvs as soon as 6 weeks or at a bhcg or 5,000-6,000

Answer 4

t

Question 5

fertilization until 8 weeks, conceptus is called an

Answer 5

embryo

Question 6

after 8 weeks until time of birth, it is designated a

Answer 6

fetus

Question 7

g = gravidity refering to # of times a woman has been pregnant, and parity refers to # of pregnancies that led to a birth at or beyond 20 weeks GA or of an infant weighing more than 500g

Answer 7

t

Question 8

TPAL - 
term
preterm
abortions
living

Answer 8

t

Question 9

grand multip refers to a woman whose parity is

Answer 9

> 5

Question 10

nagele’s rule for calculating edc

subtract 3 months from LMP and add 7 days

Answer 10

subtract 3 months from LMP and add 7 days

Question 11

safe rule of thumb for ultrasound dating:
US should not differ from LMP dating by more than 1 week in 1st trimester, 2 weeks in 2nd trimester, and 3 weeks in 3rd trimester

dating done with CRL in 1st half of the first trimester is probably even more accurate to within 3-5 days

Answer 11

t