Chapter 33 Review

A 26-year-old female who is 34 weeks pregnant is experiencing a seizure. Her husband tells you that her blood pressure has been high and that she had been complaining of a headache for the past few days. You should

A history of pelvic inflammatory disease or tubal ligations increases a woman's risk for:

A mother who is pregnant with her first baby is typically in the first stage of labor for approximately:

A nuchal cord is defined as an umbilical cord that:

A pregnant trauma patient may lose a significant amount of blood before showing signs of shock because:

By the 20th week of pregnancy, the uterus is typically at or above the level of the mother's:

Common interventions used to stimulate spontaneous respirations in the newborn include all of the following, EXCEPT:

During your visual inspection of a 25-year-old woman in labor, you see the baby's head crowning at the vaginal opening. What should you do?

Following delivery of a full-term baby, you have properly cared for the baby and have clamped and cut the umbilical cord. During transport, you note that the mother is experiencing moderate vaginal bleeding. You should

From what internal female organ is the fetus expelled during delivery?

The amniotic fluid serves to

If a baby is born at 7:52, the second Apgar score should be calculated at

The presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid indicates

Three days after delivering her baby, a 30-year-old woman complains of a sudden onset of difficulty breathing. Her level of consciousness is decreased and she is tachycardic. The EMT should suspect

When determining the frequency of contractions, you should time the contractions from the

When preparing a pregnant patient for delivery, you should position her

Which of the following questions is of LEAST pertinence when determining whether a mother will deliver her baby within the next few minutes?

You and your partner are both male and are attending to a 28-year-old female patient complaining of diffuse abdominal pain. The patient is 34 weeks pregnant with her first child. The patient refuses to allow you to examine her, and her husband informs you that their culture does not allow males to examine or care for pregnant women. You should:

You are attending to a 23-year-old female patient who is 16 weeks pregnant with her second child. The patient has apparently fallen and sustained an injury to her upper right arm. When you ask about the incident history, the patient is reluctant to explain what happened and becomes very quiet. Based on this information, you should

Your 22-year-old patient is in active labor. Upon visual inspection, you note that the infant's leg is protruding from the vagina. Appropriate management of this situation includes

A 33-year-old woman who is 36 weeks pregnant is experiencing vaginal bleeding. During transport, you note that she suddenly becomes diaphoretic, tachycardic, and hypotensive. You should

A precipitous labor and delivery is MOST common in women who:

Abruptio placenta occurs when

After the fetus has descended into the pelvis at the end of the third trimester, many mothers experience:

An infant is considered to be premature if it

Braxton-Hicks contractions are characterized by

Fetal complications associated with drug- or alcohol-addicted mothers include all of the following, EXCEPT:

Following delivery of a pulseless and apneic infant who has a foul odor, skin sloughing, and diffuse blistering, you should:

Following delivery of the placenta, the mother is experiencing vaginal bleeding. After massaging the uterine fundus and allowing the mother to breastfeed, the bleeding stops. This occurred because

If a newborn's heart rate is less than 60 beats/min following delivery, you should

In contrast to abruptio placenta, placenta previa:

Most medical models base a pregnant woman's due date

Placenta previa is defined as

Signs and symptoms of preeclampsia include:

Spina bifida is a development defect in which

Supine hypotensive syndrome occurs when

The ONLY indications for placing your gloved fingers in the vagina during delivery are

The onset of labor begins with

The umbilical cord

The vagina and the neck of the uterus comprise the

Upon delivery of an infant's head, you note that the umbilical cord is wrapped around its neck. You should:

When the mother is experiencing a contraction, you should instruct her to

Which of the following are normal physiologic changes that occur in the mother's respiratory system during pregnancy?

Which of the following is NOT a component of the Apgar score

Which of the following is NOT generally considered an obstetrical emergency

Which of the following occurs during true labor?

Which of the following statements regarding gestational diabetes is correct?

Which of the following statements regarding suctioning of a newborn's mouth and oropharynx is correct

Which of the following statements regarding the placenta is correct?

Which of the following statements regarding twins is correct?

While examining a woman in labor, you see the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. You should

You have just delivered a baby boy. His body is pink, but his hands and feet are blue. His heart rate is approximately 110 beats/min and his respirations are rapid and irregular. He has a weak cry when stimulated and resists attempts to straighten his legs. His Apgar score is

You have just delivered a premature baby. Your assessment reveals that he is breathing adequately; however, his heart rate is 90 beats/min. You should: