Ob book review questions Flashcards
Which of the following is a computerized system that stores patient information for the complete patient record?
A. Radiology information system
B. Hospital information system
C. Picture arching and communication system
D. Modality worklist
B
How many live pregnancies has a patient had with the following obstetric coding?
G4 P3 A0 T3
4
Which of the following indicates a patient who had a twin pregnancy?
A. G3P3A0T4
B. G3P3A2T2
C. G1P0A0T0
D. G2P2A2T0
A
Which of the following defines an exam protocol?
A. Order in which images are obtained
B. Images required for a complete study
C. Sonographic examination
D. Obtaining a patient history
B
What is the landmark of an adequately filled bladder for a gynecologic examination?
Uterine Fundus
Triplex imaging uses which of the following image modes?
A. Panoramic, 2D, chroma
B. 2D, spectral Doppler
C. 3D, color, and spectral Doppler
D. 2D, spectral, and color Doppler
D
Select the transducer that would be the best selection to image a thin patient.
A. 7.5 MHz linear
B. 5.0 MHz curved linear
C. 2.5 MHz curved linear
D. 10 MHz sector
B
Select the current gold standard for sonographer certification in the United States.
A. AIUM
B. ARRT
C. CCI
D. ARDMS
D
Select the system which is concurrent with the urinary system.
A. Cardiac
B. Neural
C. Ocular
D. Reproductive
D
What fetal feature is involved in Carnegie embryo staging?
Morphology
In a patient with unilateral hematocolpos, what organ system would be imaged?
Renal
How long does the pre-embryonic stage last?
1-3 weeks
When do germ cells migrate from the yolk sac to the embryo?
Carnegie stage 17
Select the structure that becomes the embryonic kidneys.
A. Gonadal cords
B. Allantois
C. Mesonephros
D. Ectoderm
C
What is another term for the paramesonephric ducts?
Müllerian ducts
What structure is a transverse fold of the peritoneum?
Broad ligament
Which segment of the vagina does the Urogenital sinus form? The lower vagina is formed by the:
Lower
Select the precursor to the labia minora.
A. Mons pubis
B. Labioscrotal folds
C. Genital tubercle
D. Frenulum
C
Select the benefit of obtaining previous obstetric sonographic studies.
A. Decreases diagnostic errors
B. Reduces scan time
C. Ensures exam continuity
D. Allows growth trending
D
The main idea behind the ALARA principle is to reduce which of the following?
A. Operating costs
B. Equipment wear and tear
C. Patient fetal/maternal bonding time
D. Exposure to ultrasound energy
D
Select the normal chromosome number for a sperm.
A. 46XY or 46XX
B. 22X or 22Y
C. 23XO
D. 46XXY
B
Where does fertilization occur?
Fallopian tube
What hormone stimulates ovarian follicle maturation?
FSH
Select the hormone released by the corpus luteum.
A. Progesterone
B. HcG
C. Estrogen
D. Free beta-hcG
A
Name the single diploid cell that is the result of fertilization
Zygote
Identify the blastocyst layer that eventually develops into the embryo,
Embryoblast
What process allows for implantation of the conceptus into the endometrium?
Decidualization
What is the first structure visualized within the gestational sac?
Yolk sac
Name the structure that connects the fetal bladder to the Allantois.
Urachus
Select the gestational age when all the rudimentary forms of organs and structures are in place.
A. Carnegie stage 20
B. 11 weeks
C. 5 weeks
D. Carnegie stage 11
B
Which of the following are projections from the blastocyst that eventually becomes the placenta?
A. Chorionic villi
B. Chorion laeve
C. Embryonic ectoderm
D. Decidua basalis
A
Choose the qualitative pregnancy test.
A. Amniotic fluid
B. Serum
C. Urine
D. Beta-hCG
C
Which of the following is the failure of a pregnancy to develop?
A. Anembryonic
B. Blighted ovum
C. Inevitable abortion
D. Abortion
A
Which term describes an abnormally slow heart rate?
Bradycardia
Select the term describing an abnormal triploidy chromosomal number, fetus, and placenta
Partial hydatidform mole
Sonographic appearance of an inevitable abortion
Empty low lying gestational sac and an open cervix
During the sonographic examination on a first trimester pregnancy, a crescent shaped complex fluid collection images between the gestational sac and uterus. What is the most likely differential?
Subchorionic hemorrhage
How does a second trimester hydatid form mole image during the sonographic examination?
Large soft tissue mass of low to moderate amplitude echoes filling the uterine cavity and containing fluid filled space
Which of the following central nervous system malformations identifiable in the first trimester?
A. Omphacele
B. Cystic hygroma
C. Spina Bifida
D. Ectopia cordis
C
Define hematocolpos.
accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina resulting from a lower vaginal obstruction or imperforate hymen.
Which of the following corrects Mullerian duct malformation?
a. metroplasty
b. apoptosis
c. Bc12 gene suppresion
d. paramesonephric removal
d
Which of the following results in one vagina, two cervices, and two uterine horns?
a. bicornuate uterus
b. arcuate uterus
c. uterus bicornis bicollis
d. uterus didelphys
c
Which of the following is a Class III mullerian duct anomaly?
a. noncommunicating unicornuate uterus
b. uterine hypoplasia
c. uterus didelphys
d. arcuate uterus
c
Select the sonographic appearance in a patient with hydrocolpos?
a. hematocolpos or hematometrocolpos
b. pear-shaped mass without vaginal echoes adjacent and posterior to the bladder
c. enlarged vagina
d. anechoic small mass in anterolateral vagina
b
During pregnancy, which malformation results in eccentric implantation of the gestational sac?
bicornuate uterus
Which term describes forward tiliting of the uterus?
anteverted
The term for describing the absence of menstruation
amenorrhea
Which structure secretes estrogen?
a. Graafian follicle
b. Theca externa
c. Theca interna
d. Corpus luteum
c
The hormone that thickens the endometrium
progesterone
Which structure makes up most of the uterine broad ligament?
mesometrium
Define negative feedback
a system of glands and cells that produce hormones released directly into the circulatory system
Which of the following is the muscular inner layer of the uterus?
a. endometrium
b. mesometrium
c. perimetrium
d. myometrium
d
The term describing the top portion of the uterus
fundus
The “control center” of the endocrine system
hypothalamus
What is secreted from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland?
Antidiuretic hormone
Which endocrine gland promotes follicular growth and development?
anterior pituitary gland
What hormone is secreted by the hypothalamus that results in release of FSH
GnRH
What hormone stops with an increase in progesterone and a negative feedback loop?
LH
What is the physiological response to rising estrogen levels?
production of cervical mucus
Which of the following is present in the postmenopausal woman?
a. estrogen
b. estradiol
c. estrone
d. estriol
c
What is the function of progesterone?
Blocks development of new follicles
Which phase of the ovarian cycle begins with the first day of menstrual bleeding?
follicular phase
What produces human chorionic gonadotropin early in pregnancy?
cells surrounding the zygote
Identify the potential space located between the uterus and urinary bladder/
anterior cul-de-sac
What tissues replaces the corpus luteum?
corpora albicantia
Define linea terminalis
line drawn from the pubic crest to the arcuate line dividing the true and false pelvis
Ipsilateraly anatomy
on the same side of the body
Select the organ found in the true pelvis.
a. ileum
b. sigmoid colon
c. ovaries
d. right kidney
c
Select the muscle located in the false pelvis.
a. iliacus
b. psoas minor
c. levator ani
d. obturator internus
a
Which variant has the uterus displaced to the right?
dextoposition
Select the technical parameter, which increases image detail during the endovaginal exam.
decrease depth
Select the result of using a high-power output level during a transabdominal pelvic exam.
high-power output level
Inferior portion of the uterus
cervix
Which ligament attaches the cervix to the sacrum?
cardinal ligaments
Which organ is entirely inside the peritoneal sac?
a. fallopian tubes
b. ovary
c. sigmoid
d. uterus
b
Which ligament anchors the posterior surface of the ovary?
mesovarium
Which term describes the abnormal connection between veins and arteries?
arteriovenous malformation
This Doppler measurement uses the peak systolic velocity minus peak diastole divided by the mean.
pulsatility index