General Questions

 General Questions:

8. All are the risks associated with macrosomia, EXCEPT:

A. Maternal obesity

B. Prolonged Pregnancy

C. Previous large infant

D. Short Stature

E. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

9. Which of the following is not associated with large infants?

A. Diabetic mothers

B. Multiparity

C. Large parents

D. Maternal smoking

E. Maternal obesity

10. Fetal tachycardia could result from

A. Maternal febrile illness

B. Maternal hypothyroidism

C. Labetalol ingestion

D. Post maturity

E. Pethidine injection

11. Perinatal mortality refers to:

A. Number of stillbirths per 1,000 total births.

B. Number of stillbirths & neonatal deaths per 1,000 total births.

C. Number of stillbirths & neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births.

D. Number of neonatal deaths per 1,000 total births.

E. Number of stillbirths & neonatal deaths per 100,000 total births.

12. Markedly obese pregnant patients often experience all of the following

complications EXCEPT :

A. Hypertension

B. Diabetes Mellitus

C. Thromboembolism

D. Fetal growth restriction

E. Difficult intubation during anesthesia

13. All of the following are possible causes of acute abdomen in pregnancy EXCEPT :

A. Large ovarian cyst

B. Large fetus

C. Large appendix

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D. Large peptic ulcer

E. Cholycystitis

14. A patient in the third trimester of pregnancy is seen in the emergency room and

while being examined has a convulsion. The doctor should immediately:

A. Obtain neurologic consultation

B. Obtain psychiatric consultation

C. Give IV valium

D. Protect the patient from self harm

E. Obtain a chest film

15. A 22 year old G2 P1 experienced spontaneous rupture of membranes at 16 weeks

gestation. 24 hrs later, she has a temp. of 39 degrees and a white blood cell count

of 15.000/mm3. Her cervix is dilated 2cm and there are no contractions. Which

course of management is associated with the least morbidity ?

A. Perform a hysterectomy.

B. Induce labor with oxytocin.

C. Perform suction and evacuation.

16. Fetoprotein can be elevated in all the following, EXCEPT :

A. Anencephaly.

B. Duodenal atresia.

C. Closed meningiocele.

D. Fetal death.

E. Twin pregnancy.

17. The mechanism of Action of alpha methyldopa:

A. Increased peripheral vascular resistance.

B. Increased sodium & water diuresis.

C. Act centrally to decrease sympathetic.

D. Relaxes arterial smooth muscles.

E. Decrease the cardiac out put.

18. Maternal aspiration of gastric contents during labor is most often due to:

A. Gastric hypotonicity.

B. Pelvic pain.

C. Pneumothorax.

D. Anesthesia.

E. Narcotics.

19. Oligohydromnios is characteristically associated with:

A. Rh isoimmunization.

B. Renal agenesis.

C. Diabetes mellitus.

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D. Hypothyroidism.

E. Placenta previa.