OB Flashcards
A 24-year-old G3P0 (0020) presents in your clinic with 8 weeks amenorrhea and vaginal bleeding. Pregnancy test was positive. On speculum exam you noted a pooling of blood per vaginal vault. On lE cervix is soft and closed, uterus is slightly enlarged. Ultrasound revealed and intrauterine pregnancy with fetal heart activity. What is your most probable diagnosis?
a. Threatened abortion
b. Incomplete abortion
c. Missed abortion
d. Complete abortion
a. Threatened abortion
A gush of vaginal fluid that is seen pooling during sterile speculum examination confirms the diagnosis of this classification of abortion.
a. Threatened abortion
b. Incomplete abortion
c. Imminent abortion
d. Inevitable abortion
d. Inevitable abortion
True or False: In threatened abortion, bed rest is recommended and it greatly improves outcome.
a. True
b. False
b. False
In ultrasound, fetal cardiac activity can typically be detected at weeks.
a. 4-4.5 weeks
b. 5-5.5 weeks
c. 6-6.5 weeks
d. 7-7.5 weeks
c. 6-6.5 weeks
A 24-year-old G3PO(0020) at 10 weeks age of gestation presents in the emergency room with hypogastric pain and vaginal bleeding. On speculum exam, you noted a pooling of blood per vaginal vault and meaty materials impacted on the cervical os. On IE cervix is open with meaty material per os, uterus is slightly enlarged. What is your most probable diagnosis?
a. Threatened abortion
b. Incomplete abortion
c. Imminent abortion
d. Inevitable abortion
b. Incomplete abortion
Which of the following is the most single most frequent specific chromosomal abnormality which usually results in abortion?
a. Autosomal Trisomy
b. Monosomy X
с. Triploidy
d. Tetraploidy
b. Monosomy X
What is the most accurate method to establish or confirm gestational age?
a. Mean sac diameter
b. Crown-to-rump length
c. Yolk sac size
d. Gestational sac
b. Crown-to-rump length
True or False: Surgical procedures performed during early pregnancy do not increase the risk for abortion, even if it involves early removal of the corpus luteum or the ovary in which it resides.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Which of the following is incorrect with regard to gestational sac?
a. First definitive sonographic finding of pregnancy
b. Appears as early as 4 weeks
с. Measured as mean sac diameter or MSD
d. First anatomic structure identifiable within the sac is the amnion
d. First anatomic structure identifiable within the sac is the amnion
What is the first anatomic structure identifiable within the gestational sac?
a. Yolk sac
b. Embryo
c. Decidual cast
d. Amnion
a. Yolk sac
Cerclage is indicated in which of the following settings?
a. Twin pregnancy twin pregnancy
b. Patient with a cervical length of <25mm and a history of preterm birth
c. A nulliparous patient with cervical length of <25mm
d. Patient with noted uterine contractions and cervical length of 25mm
b. Patient with a cervical length of <25mm and a history of preterm birth
For the treatment of septic abortion, which of the following antibiotic coverages is most suitable?
a. Gram-positive
b. Gram-negative
c. Broad spectrum
d. Anaerobic, gram-positive
d. Anaerobic, gram-positive
Which of the following factors is least likely to be linked with higher first-trimester miscarriage rates?
a. Obesity
b. Diabetes mellitus
c. Parvovirus infection
d. Maternal age older than 40 years
c. Parvovirus infection
Which of the following tests would be the most effective in identifying an underlying cause of recurrent miscarriage?
a. Antithrombin III Assay
b. Serum progesterone level
с. Lupus anticoagulant assay
d. Luteinizing hormone assay
b. Serum progesterone level
Which of the following is not a clinical criterion for diagnosis of Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome?
a. Severe preeclampsia
b. Medium or high serum levels of IgG or IgM anticardiolipin antibodies.
c. Vascular thrombosis in any tissue or organ
d. One or more unexplained deaths of a morphologically normal fetus at or beyond 10 weeks
b. Medium or high serum levels of IgG or IgM anticardiolipin antibodies.
Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding cervical incompetence?
a. Prior cervical conization is a risk factor.
b. It is characterized by painless, second-trimester cervical dilatation.
c. Rupture of membranes is not a contraindication to rescue cerclage placement.
d. It may be suspected sonographically by membranes funneling past the internal os and shortening of the cervix to <25mm.
c. Rupture of membranes is not a contraindication to rescue cerclage placement.