Chapter 24 Flashcards
The term describing fetal presentation when the topmost portion of the cranium is closest to the cervix is:
Vertex
Frank breech means:
fetal buttocks present first (toward the cervix) and the hips are flexed so the legs are straight and completely drawn up toward the fetal chest
The thoracic inlet is at the:
Base of the neck, level of clavicles
In normal situs, the fetal heart lies with the apex oriented toward the:
Spleen
A break in the skin surface directly over the spine is associated with:
myelomeningocele
Thoracic chest measurements (outer edge to outer edge) are obtained from a true transverse view at the level of the:
Fetal heart
Pulmonary hypoplasia
Fetal lung development begins in what week?
Fourth
Respiration becomes possible during the _____ week because of development of terminal saccules.
24th week
Fetal lung volume can be estimated by all except:
d.2D coronal
Successfully locating the oropharynx and laryngeal pharynx is accomplished with a:
longitudinal view through the upper neck and a fluid-filled pharynx
The presence of abnormal and excessive skin or soft tissue in the nuchal area is a well-known and common clinical finding in many newborns with Trisomy 21, and is suspect if the nuchal fold measures:
6 mm or greater in the 19th to 24th week
Fetal posterolateral neck thickening may be caused by?
failure of the lymphatic channels to communicate, nuchal skin thickening, Turner syndrome
The most accurate term for a collection of lymph within the chest is referred to as:
Chylothorax
Nonimmune fetal hydrops is related to:
Severe fetal disease
