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Ncc obstetric inpatient Questions with CorrectAnswers
Surgical infection Correct Answer-An infection occurring within 30
days of medical procedure (CDC)
Incidence of abdominal incision infections following cesarean birth
Correct Answer-3-15% (average 5%)
With antibiotic prophylaxis, the incidence of abdominal incision
infections following c/s Correct Answer-2% or less.
Risk for cesarean postpartum VTE Correct Answer-1:1000
Cesarean complications in subsequent pregnancies, incidence of
abnormal placenta room (accreta, increta, percreta) Correct Answer-
Accreta- 75-78%
Increta- 17%
Percreta- 5%
TORCH Correct Answer-Group of viral, bacterial, and protozoan
infections that gain access to fetal bloodstream transplacentally via
chorionic villi (toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella,
cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus)
Toxoplasmosis Correct Answer-T. Gondii (oocyst formed in the cat
intestine and subsequently excretes in the feces)
, Definition of postpartum infection Correct Answer-Temperature of
100.4 (38c) occurring in any two successive days within the first 10 days
postpartum exclusive of the first 24 hours
Endometritis Correct Answer-Infection of the lining of the uterus
The most common cause of postpartum fever Correct Answer-
Endometritis
Chorioamnionitis Correct Answer-An inflammation of the fetal
membranes (chorion and amnion) caused by bacteria (can occur up to
10% of all pregnancies)
Syphilis Correct Answer-Caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
Has four clinical categories: primary, secondary, tertiary and
neurosyphilis. Screening: VDRL and RPR
Fetal lung maturity Correct Answer-2:1 ratio of phospholipids
lecithin/spingomyelin (L/S ratio) and presence of phosphatidyglycerol
(PG)
Surfactant production Correct Answer-Lowers the surface tension of
alveoli preventing collapse during inspiration/expiration
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