CMA CH 25

1

100

Which of the following is NOT a common cause of infertility in women?

  Scar tissue

  Certain medications

  Smoking

  Ovulating problems

 Smoking

200

Which of the following is the major purpose of the initial prenatal visit?

 Promoting health for mother and baby

  Checking whether mother’s pelvic measurements will allow normal delivery

  Establishing first contact with the provider

  Preventing eclampsia

 

 Promoting health for mother and baby

300

Which of the following is the type of abortion in which there is evacuation of the fetus and placenta from the uterus at the mother’s request?

  Missed

  Threatened

  Spontaneous

  Complete

  Induced

  Induced

400

Which of the following is the type of form used to record the results of a Pap smear, which will be returned to the physician?

  Cytology form

  Microbiology form

  Chemistry form

  Hematology form

 Cytology form

500

Which of the following is NOT a maternal sign and symptom of labor complications?

  Heavy vaginal bleeding

  Sudden drop in blood pressure

  Visual change

 Vaginal discharge

  Headache

 Vaginal discharge

2

100

The Nägele’s rule, which is a method used to calculate the expected date of birth, uses what formula?

  Add 10 days to first day of LMP, subtract 3 months, and add 1 year

  Add 7 days to the first day of LMP, add 3 months, and add 1 year

  Add 7 days to the first day of LMP, subtract 2 months, and add 1 year

  Add 7 days to the first day of LMP, subtract 3 months, and add 1 year

Add 7 days to the first day of LMP, subtract 3 months, and add 1 year

200

Which of the following is the term used for the number of times a women has been pregnant, including the present pregnancy?

  Parity

  Viability

  Para

 Gravidity

Gravidity

300

Which of the following is NOT a sign or symptom of pre-eclampsia?

  Rapid weight gain

  High blood pressure

  Edema

 Convulsions

 Convulsions

400

Which of the following is NOT generally classified as a sexually transmitted disease?

  Chlamydia

  Syphilis

  Trachoma

  Gonorrhea

  Herpes simplex I and II

 Trachoma

500

Which of the following is NOT a procedure or test used to rule out cervical cancer?

  Colposcopy

  Endometrial biopsy

  Cone biopsy

  Pap smear

 Endometrial biopsy

3

100

Which of the following is the term used for a woman who has never carried a pregnancy to viability?

  Para

  Viability

 Nullipara

  Parity

 Nullipara

200

A score known as what is an indication of the newborn’s well-being?

 APGAR

  Abruptio

  AGAR

  Assessment

 APGAR

300

Which of the following is the term used for a condition when a displaced placenta is implanted in the lower segment of the uterine wall?

  Placenta previa

  Placenta prolapse

  Placenta hypoxia

  Placenta abruptio

  Placenta ablatio

 Placenta previa

400

Which of the following is the medical term for warts on the external and internal genitalia?

  Trichomonas

  Chlamydia

  Condylomata

  Trachoma

  Syphilis

 

  Condylomata

500

Which of the following best describes women who are diagnosed more often with eclampsia?

  Over the age of 35 and first pregnancy

  Have excessive vomiting

  Have low blood pressure

  Have decreased blood glucose

  Receive adequate prenatal care

 

  Over the age of 35 and first pregnancy

4

100

Factors associated with placenta previa include which of the following?

  Maternal exercising

  Maternal smoking

  Advancing maternal age

 a and b only

 a and b only

200

Which of the following is a long-term effect of pelvic inflammatory disease?

  Menopause

  Septic shock

  Ovarian cancer

  Infertility

  Sexually transmitted diseases

  Infertility

300

What is the term used to describe painful menses?

  Dyspareunia

  Amenorrhea

  Metrorrhagia

 Dysmenorrhea

Dysmenorrhea

400

What is the time frame recommended by the American Cancer Society for women age 40 and older without symptoms of breast disease, to have a routine mammogram?

  5 years

  2 to 3 months

  2 to 3 years

  6 months to 1 year

 annually

 annually

500

Which of the following is the additional symptom of eclampsia that is NOT present in pre-eclampsia?

  Headaches

  Swelling

  Hyperemesis

  Pain and cramping

  Convulsions

 Convulsions

5

100

Which of the following is NOT a part of the gynecological examination?

  Pelvic examination

 Wet mount smear

  Breast examination

  Rectal examination

 Wet mount smear

200

When does gestational diabetes usually appear?

 Both c and d

  In the third trimester

  In the first trimester

  In the second trimester

  Before a woman is pregnant

 

Both c and d

300

Mrs. Love is seven months pregnant with her first child. She calls the office to say she is worried because she is having “funny cramping sensations in her stomach.” You get her to clarify that these are painless, irregular, and disappear when she moves around. Which of the following might be suspected with her symptoms?

  Beginning of labor

  Parity

  Uterine dilation

  Braxton-Hicks contractions

  Braxton-Hicks contractions

400

Which of the following is thought to be one of the long-term effects of lower estrogen levels?

  Hypothyroidism

 Osteoporosis

  Atherosclerosis

  Coronary artery disease

 Osteoporosis

500

What procedure takes a fluid sample for congenital anomalies 

amniocentesis