CMCA RLE M1 Test Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Antepartum - ANSWERStime period before childbirth
Antepartum exercises - ANSWERSsafe, productive, and recommended during the antepartum period such as swimming, brisk walking, indoor stationary cycling, step or elliptical machines, and low-impa...
Antepartum exercises - ANSWERSsafe, productive, and recommended during the antepartum period
such as swimming, brisk walking, indoor stationary cycling, step or elliptical machines, and low-impact
aerobics (taught by a certified aerobics instructor).
Ballottement - ANSWERSa sharp upward pushing against the uterine wall with a finger inserted into the
vagina for diagnosing pregnancy by feeling the return impact of the displaced fetus
Bartholomew's Rule - ANSWERScalculates the estimated age of gestation (aog) of a fetus depending on
the height of the fundus. It does not use a numerical height value to compute gestational age, but
landmarks.
12 weeks - age of gestation - ANSWERSfundus is at the symphysis pubis
16 weeks - age of gestation - ANSWERSfundus is midway between the symphysis pubis and the umbilicus
20 weeks - age of gestation - ANSWERSfundus is at the umbilicus
32 weeks - age of gestation - ANSWERSfundus is at the xiphoid process
Crowning - ANSWERSthe baby's head starts to emerge bit by bit during each contraction
Crowning - ANSWERSoccurs during the second stage of labor. (A contraction is when the uterine muscle
tightens and relaxes to help your baby pass from the uterus into the birth canal.)
, Engagement - ANSWERSthe stage of pregnancy when your baby's head moves into the mother's pelvis in
preparation for birth. The baby is said to be "engaged" when the largest part of the head has entered the
pelvis
Fetal Heart Tone/Rate - ANSWERSnormally ranges from 120 to 160 beats per minute (bpm) in the in
utero period. It is measurable sonographically from around 6 weeks and the normal range varies during
gestation, increasing to around 170 bpm at 10 weeks and decreasing from then to around 130 bpm at
term.
Fingerbreadths - ANSWERSthe breadth of a finger: approximately 3/4 inch (2 centimeters).
Fundus - ANSWERSthe top part of the uterus that is across from the cervix. It's broad and curved.
Fundal Height - ANSWERSthe distance in centimeters from the pubic bone to the top of the uterus. The
expectation is that after week 24 of pregnancy the fundal height for a normally growing baby will match
the number of weeks of pregnancy
Gravida - ANSWERSindicates the number of times a woman is or has been pregnant, regardless of the
pregnancy outcome
Nulligravida - ANSWERSa woman who has never been pregnant
Multigravida - ANSWERSwoman who has been pregnant more than once
Primigravida - ANSWERSa woman who is pregnant for the first time or has been pregnant one time
Leopold's Maneuver - ANSWERSfour maneuvers employed to determine fetal position:
1) determination of what is in the fundus;
2) evaluation of the fetal back and extremities;
3) palpation of the presenting part above the symphysis;
4) determination of the direction and degree of flexion of the head.
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