Pregnancy, and Post-Partum Uterus Questions With
Complete Solutions
A 30 year old 1 week postpartum mother who is extremely
anemic, exhausted and just wants to sleep all the time. Based on
the following image of the uterus you suspect: Correct Answers
retained products of conception
A 30-year-old woman 2 months postpartum with AUB
undergoes transvaginal sonography. The examination reveals a
normal-size uterus, a 12 cm thick endometrium, and an
echogenic mass within the uterine cavity. Serum β human
chorionic gonadotropin testing is negative. What is the most
likely cause of AUB? Correct Answers RPOC
A benign tumor of the heart associated with tuberous sclerosis is
which one of the following? Correct Answers rhabdomyoma
A discrete or long-segment narrowing in the aortic arch, usually
at the level of the left subclavian artery near the insertion of the
ductus arteriosus, is called which one of the following? Correct
Answers coarctation of the aorta
A disease of the myocardial muscle layer of the heart that causes
the heart to dilate secondary to regurgitation and also affects
cardiac function is which one of the following? Correct Answers
cardiomyopathy
A female multigravida arrives at 2:00 AM at the Emergency
Room. She is 38 weeks from her LMP. Her blood pressure is
, 170/95. Urinalysis reveals protein in her urine. Just prior to her
arrival she experienced a seizure. If the patient were stable, the
most probable course of treatment would be Correct Answers
immediate delivery of the fetus
A/n __________________ defect occurs when the endocardial
cushion fails to fuse in the center of the heart. Correct Answers
atrioventricular septal
After birth, the ductus venosus turns into which one of the
following? Correct Answers ligamentum venosum
Asymmetry of the four-chamber view is seen in this sonogram.
What is the most likely diagnosis? Correct Answers hypoplastic
right heart syndrome
Blood flow in the fetus communicates between the aorta and
pulmonary arteries via which one of the following? Correct
Answers ductus arteriosus
Fetal TORCH is frequently associated with: Correct Answers
intracranial calcifications
Hydrops caused by fetal tachycardia most commonly
demonstrate a heart rate ranging between ______ and ______
beats per minute (bpm). Correct Answers 200; 240
Hypertensive pregnancies may be associated with which one of
the following abnormalities? Correct Answers small placentas