chapter 8 clinical assessment and sonographic procedures

Question 1

The sonographer should determine

Answer 1

1. parity, including spontaneous and therapeutic terminations
2. whether prior pregnancies were full-term or preterm deliveries.

Question 2

Positions that can be used during the obstetric ultrasound examination include:

Answer 2

supine, lateral decubitus , erect position.

Question 3

Scanning planes

Answer 3

the longitudinal, Transverse, coronal, oblique planes.

Question 4

the sonographer’s have to evaluate:

Answer 4

The uterus, Adnexa, Fetus, Amniotic fluid, Placenta

Question 5

The first trimester ultrasound examination can be performed either:

Answer 5

transabdominally (TA) or transvaginal (TV).

Question 6

If the initial approach (either transabdominal or transvaginal) is not definitive, then which alternative approach should be tried.

Answer 6

Transvaginal sonography

Question 7

At the present time, sonographers can become credentialed by two organizations:

Answer 7

The Fetal Medicine Foundation/USA (FMF/USA)
and
Nuchal Translucency Quality Review Program (NTQR).

Question 8

Fetus in Midsagittal Plane

Answer 8

image is magnified to include only fetal head and upper portion of thorax.

Question 9

All second and third trimester obstetric ultrasound examinations should begin with an initial survey performed in a

Answer 9

transverse scanning plane.

Question 10

The following anatomic structures should be evaluated

Answer 10

head and neck, spine, abdomen and pelvis, thorax and extremities.

Question 11

Amniocentesis is the most

Answer 11

common invasive obstetric procedure

Question 12

CVS (choroid villus sampling)

Answer 12

allows diagnosis in the first trimester and usually is performed after 9 to 10 weeks gestational age.

Question 13

percutaneous umbilical blood sampling(PUBS):

Answer 13

evaluation of many fetal hematologic abnormalities.