Paramedic OB Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Prenatal period -
correct answer ✅time from conception until delivery of fetus.
Placenta -
correct answer ✅organ of pregnancy. Exchanges heat, o2, etc.
Umbilical cord -
correct answer ✅Lifeline for the baby.
Ductus Venosus -
correct answer ✅Connects umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava.
(2 veins 1 artery)
Foramen ovale -
correct answer ✅The fetus heart has a hole where blood passes
between the right and left atria.
Ductus arterious -
correct answer ✅Connects the pulmonary artery with the aorta.
, Paramedic OB Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What is the purpose of bypassing the lungs. -
correct answer ✅Because the lungs are not being used at this
time.
EDC? -
correct answer ✅Estimated date of confinement.
Sign of Pre-Eclampsia -
correct answer ✅Hypertension
20 weeks -
correct answer ✅When the fetus is considered viable.
How should vital signs be taken in the pregnant patient. -
correct answer ✅With patient lying on her left side.
Eclampsia -
correct answer ✅Seizures due to hypertension.
Braxton Hicks Contractions -
correct answer ✅False labor.
Answers (Grade A+)
Prenatal period -
correct answer ✅time from conception until delivery of fetus.
Placenta -
correct answer ✅organ of pregnancy. Exchanges heat, o2, etc.
Umbilical cord -
correct answer ✅Lifeline for the baby.
Ductus Venosus -
correct answer ✅Connects umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava.
(2 veins 1 artery)
Foramen ovale -
correct answer ✅The fetus heart has a hole where blood passes
between the right and left atria.
Ductus arterious -
correct answer ✅Connects the pulmonary artery with the aorta.
, Paramedic OB Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
What is the purpose of bypassing the lungs. -
correct answer ✅Because the lungs are not being used at this
time.
EDC? -
correct answer ✅Estimated date of confinement.
Sign of Pre-Eclampsia -
correct answer ✅Hypertension
20 weeks -
correct answer ✅When the fetus is considered viable.
How should vital signs be taken in the pregnant patient. -
correct answer ✅With patient lying on her left side.
Eclampsia -
correct answer ✅Seizures due to hypertension.
Braxton Hicks Contractions -
correct answer ✅False labor.
