UNIT 2 PRE-NATAL ASSESSMENT

Question 1

The number of times the women has been pregnant

Answer 1

GRAVIDA

Question 2

Number of pregnancies that have reached the age of viability

Answer 2

PARA/ PARITY

Question 3

The number of full term infants born 37 weeks or after

Answer 3

TERM

Question 4

Number of infants born below 37 weeks (dead or alive)

Answer 4

PRETERM

Question 5

Did not reach 20 weeks. Terminates before 20 weeks

Answer 5

ABORTION

Question 6

Number of living children at present

Answer 6

LIVING

Question 7

Pregnancy with more than one fetus

Answer 7

MULTIPLE

Question 8

Measuring the distance from the symphysis pubis to the uterine fundus. Measurement incentimeters is eqaul to the week of gestation between 20th to 31st weeks of gestation

Answer 8

MCDONALD’S RULE

Question 9

It detects the presence of hCG

Answer 9

PREGNANCY TEST

Question 10

It involves exposing a part of the body to high frequency sound waves to produce oictures of the inside of the body.

Answer 10

PELVIC ULTRASOUND

Question 11

Blood pressure during pregnancy

Answer 11

<140/90 mmHg

Question 12

Pulse rate during pregnancy

Answer 12

70-80 bpm (pre-pregnanacy) 80-90 bpm (pregnancy)

Question 13

Respiratory rate during pregnancy

Answer 13

increased by 1-2 breaths per minute

Question 14

Temperature during pregnancy

Answer 14

36.60C - 37.60 C

Question 15

Type of Pelvic Ultrasound: Pt is in supine position. Transducer is applied on the abdomen

Answer 15

Abdominal/ Transabdominal

Question 16

Type of pelvic ultrasound: provides visualization of the woman’s reproductive organs

Answer 16

Vaginal/ Transvaginal

Question 17

Method of checking fetal movement: Ask the woman to count the fetal movements for an hour after a meal.

Answer 17

Sandovsky Method

Question 18

Method of checking fetal movement: Instruct the pt to record the time interval it takes for her to feel 10 fetal movements.

Answer 18

Cardiff Method/ “Count-to-ten”

Question 19

Most common method of assessing fetal heart rate

Answer 19

DOPPLER

Question 20

It is a glycoprotein produced by the fetal liver.

Answer 20

Alpha-fetoprotein

Question 21

Checkin the AFP through amniotic fluid

Answer 21

MATERNAL SERUM ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN (MSAFP)

Question 22

Inceased 2x AFP

Answer 22

SPINAL CORD DISORDER

Question 23

Dcreased AFP

Answer 23

Trisonomy 21

Question 24

Involves retrieval and analysis of chorionic villi (cell).

Answer 24

CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING

Question 25

It involves the withdrawal of amniotic fluid through the abdominal and uterine wall.

Answer 25

AMNIOCENTESIS

Question 26

Examines blood from fetal vein of the umbilical cord.

Answer 26

PERCUTANEOUS UMBILICAL BLOOD SAMPLING (PUBS)/ CORDOCENTESIS

Question 27

Fetal visualization

Answer 27

FETOSCOPY

Question 28

Visual inspection of of amniotic fluid through the cervix and membranes with amnioscope. Detects meconium staining

Answer 28

AMNIOSCOPY

Question 29

Fetal ECG

Answer 29

Electrocardiography

Question 30

More detailed than ultrasound and hel in diagnosing complications

Answer 30

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)

Question 31

Screening test that look for AFP, hCG, and Estirol

Answer 31

TRIPLE SCREENING

Question 32

Hormone of placenta

Answer 32

HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN

Question 33

Estrogen produced by both mother and fetus

Answer 33

ESTERIOL

Question 34

Detects fetal well-being. AKA as APGAR

Answer 34

BIOPHYSICAL PROFILE

Question 35

5 Components of APGAR

Answer 35

(1) F. REACTIVITY, (2) F. BREATHING MOVEMENTS, (3) F. BODY MOVEMENTS, (4) F. TONE, (5) AMNIOTIC FLUID VOLUME

Question 36

Assessment of FHR for wether there is a good baseline rate and a degree of variability

Answer 36

RHYTHM STRIP TESTING

Question 37

It is the variation or differing rhythmicity in the heart rate over time. "Slight irregularity or jitter"

Answer 37

BASELINE VARIABILITY

Question 38

It measures the response of the fetal heart rate to fetal movement

Answer 38

NONSTRESS TESTING (NST)

Question 39

FHR is analyzed in conjunction with contractions. Use to measure uteroplacental contractions

Answer 39

CONTRACTION STRESS TESTING