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What gland is found in the muscular triangle of the neck? - Thyroid gland Is an afferent or efferent pupillary defect described as B/L pupillary constriction when light is shined in the unaffected eye and B/L paradoxical dilation when light is shined in the affected eye? - Afferent pupillary defect (CN II lesion); in an efferent pupillary defect (CN III), B/L constrict when light is shined in the unaffected eye and consentual pupil constriction occurs when light is shined in the affected ey...

thrombocytopenia - deficiency of platelets in the blood. This causes bleeding into the tissues, bruising, and slow blood clotting after injury. A 16 year old boy presented to a doctor by his mother for the injury which he had recently during cycle riding. On examination doctor noticed the loose, overly-flexible joints, smooth or stretchy, easily-bruised skin and abnormal wound healing and scar formation. This is the characteristic feature of the disorder known as - Ehlers-Danlos syndrome ...

Achondroplasia involves what defect? – Cell-signaling defect of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor 3 Marfan's syndrome involves a mutation in what? – Fibrillin gene Xanthine, hypoxanthine and uric acid are all what type of base? – Purine What is the rate limiting step in Purine de novo synthesis? – PRPP step via glutamin PRPP amidotranferase PRPP amidotransferase inhibited by what downstream products in purine synthesis? – IMP, GMP, AMP and puring analogs Allopurinola a...

Which of the following factors can have a negative effect on uterine blood flow? a. Hypertension b. Epidural c. Hemorrhage d. Diabetes e. All of the above -Answer- e. All of the above Stimulating the vagus nerve typically produces: a. A decrease in the heart rate b. An increase in the heart rate c. An increase in stroke volume d. No change -Answer- a. A decrease in the heart rate The vagus nerve begins maturation 26 to 28 weeks. Its dominance results in what effect to the FHR baselin...

Which of the following factors can have a negative effect on uterine blood flow? a. Hypertension b. Epidural c. Hemorrhage d. Diabetes e. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER e. All of the above Stimulating the vagus nerve typically produces: a. A decrease in the heart rate b. An increase in the heart rate c. An increase in stroke volume d. No change - CORRECT ANSWER a. A decrease in the heart rate The vagus nerve begins maturation 26 to 28 weeks. Its dominance results in what effect to...

LATE DECELERATIONS ARE MEDIATED PRIMARILY BY - CORRECT ANSWER CHEMORECEPTORS BASELINE - CORRECT ANSWER FHR IN A 10 MIN SEGMENT TACHYCARDIA - CORRECT ANSWER FHR >160 BRADYCARDIA - CORRECT ANSWER FHR <110 VARIABILITY - CORRECT ANSWER VARIATIONS IN BASELINE ABSENT-0 MIN <=5 MOD 6-25 MARKED >25 NO DISTINCTION IS MADE BETWEEN SHORT TERM & LONG TERM VARIABILITY BECAUSE - CORRECT ANSWER THEY ARE VISUALIZED AS A UNIT ACCELERATION - CORRECT ANSWER

What entity standardized the term "Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM)" ? - CORRECT ANSWER Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) Primary reason for continuous EFM - CORRECT ANSWER Legal reasons. No real benefit of continuous EFM according to studies. Correlation found between continuous EFM and Deliveries. - CORRECT ANSWER continuous EFM found to have increase rates of assisted vaginal deliveries or cesarean deliveries. VBAC vs TOLAC - CORR...

Which of the following factors can have a negative effect on uterine blood flow? a. Hypertension b. Epidural c. Hemorrhage d. Diabetes e. All of the above - e. All of the above Stimulating the vagus nerve typically produces: a. A decrease in the heart rate b. An increase in the heart rate c. An increase in stroke volume d. No change - a. A decrease in the heart rate The vagus nerve begins maturation 26 to 28 weeks. Its dominance results in what effect to the FHR baseline? a. Increas...

Acceleration - ANSWER -Onset to peak <30 seconds - >15 bpm above baseline by >15 seconds but <2 minutes -(Before 32 weeks gestation: peak >10 bpm and lasting >10 seconds) Prolonged Acceleration - ANSWER >2 minutes but <10 minutes Early Deceleration - ANSWER -Gradual decrease and return of FHR associated with a contraction -Onset to nadir of >30 seconds -Nadir occurs at the same time as the peak of the contraction Late Deceleration - ANSWER -Gradual decrease and...

1. Which of the following factors can have a negative effect on uterine blood flow? a. Hypertension b. Epidural c. Hemorrhage d. Diabetes e. All of the above: e. All of the above 2. How does the fetus compensate for decreased maternal circulating volume? a. Increases cardiac output by increasing stroke volume. b. Increases cardiac output by increasing it's heart rate. c. Increases cardiac output by increasing fetal movement.: b. Increases cardiac output by increasing it's heart rate....