ch 34 test Flashcards

1
Q

What causes the amemia seen with sickle cell disease?

A

premature rupture of red blood cells

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2
Q

Which maternal bacterial infection raises the risk of fetal hydrops?

A

syphilis

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3
Q

When does Rh isoimmunization occur?

A

At birth

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4
Q

Immune fetal hydrops includes which of the following fetal findings?

A

Pericardial fluid

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5
Q

Which placental problem coexists with maternal preeclampsia?

A

Infarcts

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6
Q

Which of the following indicates the onset of eclampsia?

A

seizures

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7
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Which of the following is the most common maternal disorder?

A

Diabetes mellitus

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8
Q

A Rh-negative mother and a Rh-positive fetus can result in which of the following?

A

fetal hydrops

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9
Q

PROM, toxemia, IUGR, sickle cell disease and diabetes mellitus result in a ________ indicating increased vascular resistance.

A

high S/D ratio

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10
Q

A maternal infection occurring before conception:

A

May adversely affect the fetus

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11
Q

Maternal infections passed to the fetus are usually via the:

A

genital tract and circulatory system

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12
Q

A rare viral infection that is linked to stillbirth, low infant birth weight, congenital heart anomalies and microphthalmia is:

A

EBV

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13
Q

Choose a bacterial infection that is seen during pregnancy and known to cause fetal prematurity, prolonged rupture of fetal membranes, sepsis and IUGR

A

Ghonorrhea

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14
Q

A maternal infectious disease that promotes placental insufficiency, causing IUGR, low birth weight, abortion and stillbirth is:

A

Maternal malaria

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15
Q

The fetal barrier that usually protects fetuses from toxoplasmosis is most effective:

A

during early pregnancy

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16
Q

Fetal malformations occurring in the first trimester which consist of cataracts, cardiac defects, and deafness are caused by:

A

3 day measels

17
Q

A glucose tolerance test:

A

is usually performed between 24 and 18 weeks

18
Q

Isoimmunized pregnancies can result in all except:

A

rh factor

19
Q

Select the maternal disease that is least likely to affect a fetus’s heart.

A

thalassemia

20
Q

The C in TORCH stands for __

A

cytomegalovirus

21
Q

Maternal hypertension _________________ uteroplacental blood flow

A

decreases

22
Q

_____ of pregnancy is a third trimester disease characterized by maternal edema, hypertension, proteinuria and central nervous system irritability.

A

toxemia

23
Q

Maternal malaria promotes placental _______________________ causing IUGR, low birth weight, aortion adn stillbirth.

A

insufficiency

24
Q

Fetal _____________, a diagnostic test, helps detect heart abnormalities in patients exposed to CMV and rubella.

A

echocardiography

25
Q

Cesarean section delivery is indicated in the event of ________________ virus in the maternal genital tract.

A

herpes simplex

26
Q

Congenital malformation seen with diabetes are related to high blood sugar levels resulting in disruption of embryonic ___________________

A

organogenesis

27
Q

Rh isoimmunization refers to the developement of maternal _______________ to the surface antigens on fetal red blood cells

A

antibodies

28
Q

Rigid irregularily shaped blood cells that occur mostly in African Americans in the United States is a cause of _

A

sickle cell disease

29
Q

Ingestion of raw meat, contaminated water, and contact with feline feces is advised against for the obstetrical patient owing to the risk of acquiring_____

A

toxoplasmosis

30
Q

Mosquito-borne single-stranded RNA virus related to the dengue virus is _

A

zika virus

31
Q

Parasitic infection transmitted to humans from undercooked meat or contact with cat feces is___

A

toxoplasmosis

32
Q

Contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting 3 or 4 days is __

A

rubella

33
Q

Any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunologic systems is___

A

cytomegalovirus

34
Q

A condition in which women without previously diagnosed diabetes exhibit high blood glucose levels during pregnancy is known as___________________ diabetes

A

gestational

35
Q

The development of immunities to Rh-positve blood antigens from a fetus by an Rh negative woman is called _______

A

rh insufficiency

36
Q

Inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin is __

A

thalassemias

37
Q

Estimated fetal weight < 10th percentile for the gestational age is known as __

A

Fetal growth restriction

38
Q

Of the patients diagnosed with preeclampsia, 2% to 12% are affected by the ____________________ syndrome.

A

HELLP

39
Q

Hyperthyroidism produces throxine that causes a significant increase of __________________ birth weight infants

A

low