OB Final Pt. 2 Flashcards
The abdominal circumference measurement should be taken at the level of
stomach and portal vein
Which of the following anatomic structures should routinely be visualized at the BPD level?
a. choroid plexus
b. cerebellum
c. cisterna magna
d. cavum septum pellucidum
Cavum septum pellucidum
While scanning a patient in her 34th week, she complains of becoming nauseated, diaphoric and light headed.What action should be taken by the sonographer?
Placing patient in left lateral decubitus position
Sonographic findings suspicous for ectopic pregnancy include all of the following except:
a. sac eccentric to endometrial cavity
b. free fluid in posterior cul-de-sac
c. sac within endometrial cavity
d. adnexal ring
Sac eccentric to endometrial cavity
Reverberation artifact is responsible for all of the following except:
a. echoes in the anterior amniotic fluid
b. swirling echoes within the amniotic fluid
c. decreased visualization of the cerebral hemisphere closest to the transducer
swirling echoes within the amniotic fluid
The BPD measurement is most accurate
from 12 to 33 weeks LMP
Which CI is indicative of dolichocephaly?
a. .67
b. .78
c. .80
d. .89
.67
The focal mode (transmit zone) should be placed _________ the level of the structure that is being examined
at
The first action a sonographer should take when placing the transducer on the maternal abdomen is to determine
presence of fetal cardiac activity
Fetal blood passes from the umbilical vein to the portal vein to the inferior vena cava via the:
ductus venosus
Fertilization occurs at which site normally?
ampulla of fallopian tube
all of the following are true of femur length measurement except;
a. femur furthest from transducer should be measured
b, diaphysis should be measured
c. strong posterior acoustic shadow should be demonstrated
d. FL measurement not affected in asymmetric IUGR
femur furthest from transducer should be measured
Fetal lung maturity can be detected via amniocentesis by presence of
phsphatidyl-glycerol
a patient with an LMP of october 23, 2008, who became pregnancy this cycle should have and EDC of :
7/30/09
The most common location for an encephalocele is
occipital
The presence of an asymmetric encephalocele raises suspicion for
Limb body wall complex
The best scan plane to demonstrate spina bifidain a fetus is:
transverse
Which of the following is least likely to be a sonographic finding in a fetus with trisomy 21?
a. increased nuchal fold
b. endocardial cushion defect
c. shortened femur
d. clenched hands
clenched hands
Treatment for an incompetent cervix included the __________ procedures
MacDonald and Shirokdar
The placenta is considered thickened when it measures greater than _____ cm AP
5
Biophysical profile assessment with ultrasound does not include?
a. fetal breathing
b. fetal tone
c. amniotic fluid assessment
d. gross body movement
e. umbilical cord doppler
Umbilical cord Doppler
Which AFI is indicative of oligohydramnios?
a. 4.3cm
b. 9.2cm
c. 16.5cm
d. 25.6cm
4.3cm
Painless vaginal bleeding is the hallmark of:
Placenta previa
___________ is not a cause of nonimmune hydrops
Rh inoimmunization
Skeletal anomalies are suspected when the long bones measure more than _________SD below the mean
2
The recipient twin in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome exhibits:
a. oligohydrops
b. hydrops
c. IUGR
d. anemia
Hydrops
Sonographic visualization of a separating membrane is evidence of a ________ gestation
Diamniotic
The tricuspid valve inserts ____________ to the mitral valve
Inferior
a non-funtioning mass of lung tissue with its own blood supply from the aorta is:
Pulmonary sequestration
The most common congenital heart defect is
Ventricular septal defect
Oligohydramnios is associated with all of the following except:
a. IUGR
b. preterm
c. fetal demise
d. bilateral renal agenesis
Preterm labor