ch 57 amniotic fluid exercise 1& 2

Question 0

Produced by the umbilical cord and membranes, the fetal lung, skin, and kidney

Answer 0

Amniotic fluid

Question 1

Sonographer surveys uterine cavity for visual determination of amniotic fluid present

Answer 1

Subjective assessment of fluid

Question 2

Each of the four uterine quadrants is evaluated with transducer perpendicular to the table in the deepest vertical pocket without fetal parts; the four quadrants are added together to determine this.

Answer 2

Amniotic fluid index (AFI)

Question 3

Too little amniotic fluid; associated with intrauterine growth restriction, renal anomalies, premature rupture of membranes, postdate pregnancy, and other factors.

Answer 3

Oligohydramnios

Question 4

Fatty material found on fetal skin and in amniotic fluid late in pregnancy

Answer 4

Vernix caseosa

Question 5

Method used to determine the amount of amniotic fluid

Answer 5

Maximum vertical pocket

Question 6

Structure that forms early in gestation and surrounds the embryo

Answer 6

Amniotic cavity

Question 7

Too much amniotic fluid

Answer 7

Polyhydramnios

Question 8

Inability of the placenta to provide adequate blood/nutrient supply to the fetus because of underlying maternal disease.

Answer 8

Placental insufficiency

Question 9

Condition in which the amniotic bag breaks, labor has not begun, and the pregnancy is less than 37 weeks gestation

Answer 9

Premature rupture of membranes (PROM)

Question 10

Condition in which the amniotic bag breaks with labor or just after labor begins

Answer 10

Spontaneous premature rupture of membranes

Question 11

Scars within the uterus secondary to previous gynecological surgery

Answer 11

Uterine syncechiae

Question 12

Abnormal serous fluid collection found in the abdomen or pelvis

Answer 12

Ascites

Question 13

Accumulation of abnormal fluid collection caused by rhesus incompatibility

Answer 13

Immune hydrops fetalis

Question 14

Generalized swelling and edema of skin throughout the body

Answer 14

Anasarca

Question 15

Abnormal collection of fluid surrounding the heart measuring greater than 2 mm

Answer 15

Pericardial effusion

Question 16

Multiple fibrous strands of amnion that develop in utero that may entangle fetal parts to cause amputations or malformations of the fetus

Answer 16

Amniotic band syndrome

Question 17

Bacterial infection of the fetal membranes usually due to upward ascent of a vaginal infection

Answer 17

Chorioamnionitis

Question 18

Accumulation of abnormal fluid collection not caused by rhesus incompatibility

Answer 18

Nonimmune hydrops fetalis

Question 19

Abnormal fluid collection in the thoracic cavity

Answer 19

Pleural effusion

Question 20

Administered to pregnant woman to help accelerate fetal lung maturity

Answer 20

Corticosteroid therapy

Question 21

Abnormal accumulation of fluid or edema found in at least two fetal areas

Answer 21

Hydrops fetalis

Question 22

Acquired uterine condition characterized by the presence of intrauterine scars

Answer 22

Asherman’s syndrome