Obstetrics

Question 1

What times should you take an APGAR score for infants?

Answer 1

1 and 5 minutes

Question 2

What does APGAR stand for?

Answer 2

Appearance (skin color) - blue/pale, acrocyanosis, pink

Pulse rate - absent, <100, >100

Grimace (irritability) - no response to stim., grimace on suction/aggressive stim., cry on stim.

Activity (muscle tone) - none, some flexion, flexed arms and legs resist extension

Respiratory effort - absent, weak/irregular/gasping, strong/robust cry

Question 3

What is the earliest gestational age a fetus is considered to be full term?

Answer 3

38 weeks

Question 4

What pieces of information should be obtained immediately when assessing a patient in labour?

Answer 4

1. Length of gestation
2. Gravidity and parity
3. Expected complications with the delivery
4. If the mother has the urge to push