Inpatient Obstetrical Certification NCC Exam Practice Questions and Answers
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Inpatient Obstetrical Certification NCC Exam
Practice Questions and Answers
Leading cause of perinatal admissions to the ICU - Answer️️ -
Hemorrhagic disorders
Percentage of deaths related to pregnancy related hemorrhages -
Answer️️ -17-25%
Most maternal deaths from obstetric hemorrha...
Inpatient Obstetrical Certification NCC Exam
Practice Questions and Answers
Leading cause of perinatal admissions to the ICU - Answer✔️✔️-
Hemorrhagic disorders
Percentage of deaths related to pregnancy related hemorrhages -
Answer✔️✔️-17-25%
Most maternal deaths from obstetric hemorrhage after first
trimester of pregnancy are due to - Answer✔️✔️-Placental abruption
Race most likely to die from post partum hemorrhage - Answer✔️✔️-
African Americans
Mortality rate (2006) for white women, African American women
and Hispanic women in the US, stated as deaths per 100,000 live
births - Answer✔️✔️-White women 13.3/100,000
African American women 32.7/100,000
Hispanic women 10.2
68% of post partum hemorrhage deaths occur within _______hours
of delivery - Answer✔️✔️-48
Obstetric hemorrhage is defined as a TBL or more than -
Answer✔️✔️-1000cc
The classic sign of placenta previa is - Answer✔️✔️-painless vaginal
bleeding in the second or third trimester of pregnancy
If you see painless vaginal bleeding in the second or third trimester
of pregnancy, suspect - Answer✔️✔️-Placenta previa
Risk factors for placenta previa - Answer✔️✔️-previous placenta
previa, advanced maternal age greater than 40, previous cesarean,
short interval between pregnancies, multiparity,previous abortions
with curettage, smoking, race (Asian women at greatest risk), large
placenta
In patients with suspected placenta previa, which comes first, a
speculum examination or a confirmatory ultrasound. - Answer✔️✔️-
Do the ultrasound first
Fetal blood volume is - Answer✔️✔️-100ml/kg
Changes noted during significant blood loss - Answer✔️✔️-Rising
pulse rate
Characteristic findings in FHR if mother has a significant blood loss
- Answer✔️✔️-Initially, tachycardia
Then bradycardia
Sinusoidal-fetal anemia, hypoxia and acidemia
Persistent late decelerations
Percentage of accreta among women with previa - Answer✔️✔️-5-10%
If patient has had 2 or more cesarean sections, the likelihood of an
accreta is - Answer✔️✔️-Greater than 50%
Vasa previa - Answer✔️✔️-Fetal vessels cross the placental
membranes in the lower uterine segment and cover the cervical os
Velamentous cord insertion - Answer✔️✔️-Fetal vessels run across
chorion and amnion without protective Wharton's jelly before
entering the placental surface
Succenturiate placenta - Answer✔️✔️-One or more small accessory
lobes of placental vascular tissue in membranes that are attached
to main placenta by fetal vessels
Hemolysis - Answer✔️✔️-lysis of erythrocytes with the release of
hemoglobin
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