PREGNANCY

Question 1

Folic acid supplment should be started

Answer 1

at least one month before pregnancy
400 mg daily
past hx with neural to defect 4,000 mcg daily

Question 2

Presumptive signs of pregnancy

Answer 2

subjective signs
amnheoria
fatigue, nausea
breast tenderness

Question 3

Probable signs

Answer 3

Hegar signs (HCG)
chadwicks - blue
goodells - softening
Pregnancy test

Question 4

Positive signs

Answer 4

PUS
Palpation of fetus
US
fetal heart tones

Question 5

Naegels rule

Answer 5

LMP + 9 months + 7 days

Question 6

normal weight gain for normal BMI

Answer 6

25 -35 lbs

Question 7

12 weeks pregnant right at

Answer 7

symphis pubis

Question 8

20 weeks

Answer 8

at umbilicus

Question 9

variations in fundal height can be a

Answer 9

+/- 2 cm

Question 10

RH negative gets it at

Answer 10

28 weeks
72 hours after delivery - depends on baby blood type

Question 11

AFP is done around

Answer 11

15 - 20 weeks
low is downs
High - neural tube defects, multiple gestation

Question 12

gestational db screened at

Answer 12

24 - 28 weeks

Question 13

Group B strep test done at 36 - 37 weeks

Answer 13

36 - 37 weeks
if positive they are given Pencillin during labor