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The greater affinity that fetal hemoglobin has for oxygen allows for:
a. Easier release of oxygen to the tissues
b. Greater binding of oxygen
c. Stimulation of erythropoietin release - ANSWER✔✔b. Greater binding of
oxygen
Which assessment is utilized when delivery of a 38 week gestation pregnancy is
indicated and the ability of the fetus to tolerate labor is questioned?
a. Biophysical profile
b. Non-stress test
c. Oxytocin challenge test - ANSWER✔✔c. Oxytocin challenge test
When assessing for fetal lung maturity which of the following statements is true?
a. Hormones that accelerate lung maturity include glucocorticoids and estradiol
b. Increased glycogen leads to thinning of the interalveolar septa and increases the
size of the alveoli
c. Lung maturity is not affected by gender of the fetus - ANSWER✔✔a. Hormones
that accelerate lung maturity include glucocorticoids and estradiol
In evaluating a cord blood gas, if the pH is low, what other blood gas parameter is
used to determine if the acidosis is respiratory or metabolic?
,a. PCO2
b. HCO3
c. PO2 - ANSWER✔✔b. HCO3
Urinary tract infection during pregnancy can lead to:
a. Neonatal sepsis
b. Premature delivery
c. Stillbirth - ANSWER✔✔b. Premature delivery
Infants of diabetic mothers are at risk for:
a. Congenital anomalies
b. Inborn errors of metabolism
c. Pulmonary hypoplasia - ANSWER✔✔a. Congenital anomalies
Which of the following would place a term newborn at risk for
hyperbilirubinemia?
a. Latin American descent
b. Maternal blood type A
c. Maternal diabetes - ANSWER✔✔c. Maternal diabetes
The greatest risk for maternal transmission of HIV is:
,a. In utero
b. Intrapartum
d. Postnatally - ANSWER✔✔b. Intrapartum
A function of amniotic fluid is to:
a. Allow variable pressure on the fetus
b. Protect the fetus from outside environmental noise
c. Protect the fetus from infection - ANSWER✔✔c. Protect the fetus from
infection
After delivery, a term neonate begins gagging on secretions and has episodes of
vomiting. An orogastric tube is passed and 30 mL of gastric aspirate is obtained.
The maternal history is likely to reveal a history of:
a. Polyhydramnios
b. Sickle cell anemia
c. Systemic lupus erythematosus - ANSWER✔✔a. Polyhydramnios
The delivery record of a new postpartum patient reports hydramnios in the third
trimester. The newborn should be closely assessed for anomalies of the:
a. Heart
b. Intestines
c. Kidneys - ANSWER✔✔b. Intestines
, A woman is diagnosed with oligohydramnios during her pregnancy. The
fetus/newborn should be evaluated for:
a. Congenital heart disease
b. Diabetes insipidus
c. Polycystic kidney disease - ANSWER✔✔c. Polycystic kidney disease
Delayed cord clamping in the newborn can cause:
a. Alloimmune neutropenia
b. Physiologic anemia
c. Polycythemia - ANSWER✔✔c. Polycythemia
After delivery, a newborn exhibits limp left lower arm and hand. The birth was
complicated by shoulder dystocia. The expected diagnosis is:
a. Bell's palsy
b. Brachial plexus injury
c. Phrenic nerve paralysis - ANSWER✔✔b. Brachial plexus injury
Meconium stained amniotic fluid places the newborn at increased risk for:
a. Anemia
b. Respiratory distress
c. rH incompatibility - ANSWER✔✔b. Respiratory distress
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