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Which one of the following abnormalities refers to a fetus with a significantly narrow diameter of the chest?
Asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy
The most important determinant for fetal viability is which one of the following?
Pulmonary development
Chest circumference measurements are made in the transverse plane at the level of which one of the following?
Four-chamber view of the heart
Which one of the following statements about fetal breathing is false?
Breathing is absent if no fetal activity is noted during a 2-minute period.
The average cardiac axis is ______ degrees.
45
Common abnormalities associated with pulmonary hypoplasia include all of the following except:
except - Macrosomia
*the abnormalities are: renal agenesis, dysplastic growth of the kidney, oligohydramnios, urinary outlet obstruction, loss or reduction of amniotic fluid
Diaphragmatic hernias may occur anteriorly and medially in the diaphragm through the foramen of ______________.
Morgagni
Which one of the following lung cysts detected prenatally is the most common?
Bronchogenic cyst
The severity of pulmonary hypoplasia depends on which one of the following?
When it occurs during pregnancy
The supernumerary lobe of the lung is called which one of the following?
Pulmonary sequestration
Normal sonographic appearances of the fetal chest include all of the following except:
Lungs serve as the medial borders for the heart.
The normal fetal lungs appear on ultrasound as which one of the following?
Homogeneous with moderate echogenicity
When fetal pleural effusion is encountered, a careful search of the _________ should be attempted.
Diaphragm
Congenital bronchial atresia is found most commonly in the __________ lobe.
Left upper
The most common type of diaphragmatic defect occurs:
Posteriorly and laterally
Herniation through the foramen of Bochdalek is usually found on which one of the following portions of the diaphragm?
left
Abnormalities within the thoracic cavity include all of the following except:
Brachial cleft cyst
Which one of the following does not describe sonographic features of a right-sided diaphragmatic hernia?
The stomach lies superior to the diaphragm.
The mortality rate at birth for the fetus with a diaphragmatic hernia is_______.
High
The presence of a pleural effusion may cause which one of the following to occur?
A shift of mediastinal structures
The rupture of the amnion that leads to entrapment or entanglement of the fetal parts by the “sticky” chorion is called which one of the following?
Amniotic band syndrome
A defect in the lower abdominal wall and anterior wall of the urinary bladder is which one of the following?
Cloacal exstrophy
An anomaly with large cranial defects, facial cleft, large body-wall defects, and limb abnormalities is called which one of the following?
Limb–body wall complex
Evaluation of the fetal abdominal wall that demonstrates evisceration of the bowel to the right of the umbilical cord is most representative of which one of the following?
Gastroschisis