Inpatient Obstetrical Certification
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1. Five groups of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy - ANS
✔1.Gestational hypertension-hypertension developing after 20
weeks gestation without proteinuria
2.Preeclampsia-hypertension developing after 20 weeks gestation with
proteinuria
3.Eclampsia--Seizure activity or coma in patient with eclampsia
4.Chronic hypertension
5.Preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension
2. _______% of women with preeclampsia develop HELLP syndrome -
ANS ✔5
3. Initiate antihypertensives if BP > 160/110. List top drug choices,
in order of AWOHHN preference - ANS ✔Hydralazine
Labetalol
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Nifedipine
4. How long does it take before the lung maturity benefits of
betamethasone are seen? - ANS ✔24 hours after administration
5. Magnesium sulphate toxicity can occur rapidly. Toxicity could
result in impaired_______function. - ANS ✔Renal function--always
use a urimeter
6. ______% of eclampsia and HELLP cases occur after delivery - ANS
✔30
7. TORCH is an acronym for - ANS ✔Toxoplasmosis, Other
(hepatitis), Rubella, CMV, Herpes
8. SGA - ANS ✔Small gestational age; growth is below 10th percentile
9. IUGR from placenta insufficiency usually reduces ___________more
than _______. - ANS ✔birthweight length
10. Which is more ominous, symmetrical or asymmetrical
growth restriction? - ANS ✔Neonates with symmetrical growth
restriction have the poorest long-term prognosis and commonly have
chromosomal abnormalities; postnatal nutrition is unable to correct
for growth deficits: symmetrically grown SGA babies may never catch
up in size when compared to unaffected babies
11. Growth restriction at less than 28 weeks is generally
(symmetrical or asymmetrical) in nature. - ANS ✔Symmetrical.
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Infants are symmetrically grown and all organ systems are small.
Much more ominous than asymmetrical growth restrictions.
12. Growth restriction at more than 28 weeks is general
(symmetrical or asymmetrical) in nature. - ANS ✔Asymmetrical.
This type of infant has a better prognosis than one who is
symmetrically IUGR. Optimal postnatal nutrition generally restores
normal growth potential because the number of body cells is normal.
13. LGA - ANS ✔Large for Gestational Age. Having a birth weight
greater than the 90th percentile on intrauterine growth charts.
14. Caput succedaneum - ANS ✔is a localized, easily identifiable,
soft area of the scalp, generally resulting from a long and difficult
labor or vacuum extraction. Extra fluid should be reabsorbed within
12 hours after birth. Crosses suture lines.
15. Cephalohematoma - ANS ✔a collection of blood between the
periosteal membrane and a skull bone. Caused by rupture of
capillaries from the pressure of birth. No pressure on brain, takes 3-6
weeks to resolve
16. Post term - ANS ✔Delivery after 42 weeks gestation
17. Transition is - ANS ✔Transition is a response, in part, to the
increased level of oxygen in the circulation once air breathing has
begun; if oxygen levels remain low, the fetal pattern of circulation
may persist, causing blood flow to bypass the lungs.
18. Fact--Preterm infants may have impaired regulation of
blood pressure in the face of apnea, bradycardia, and
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