OB/Pediatric EMT FISDAP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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, what is preeclampsia? Correct Answer: A condition of late pregnancy that involves gradual onset of
hypertension, headache, visual changes, and swelling of the hands and feet; also called pregnancy-
induced hypertension or toxemia of pregnancy.
What is eclampsia? Correct Answer: Seizures that result from severe hypertension in a pregnant
woman.
How do you stop seizures in patients with severe preeclampsia or eclampsia? Correct Answer:
Administration of Magnesium sulfate
What is abruptio placentae? Correct Answer: A premature separation of the placenta from the wall of
the uterus.
What are the signs and symptoms of abruptio placenta? Correct Answer: a sudden onset of severe
abdominal pain, often radiating into the back;
there will also be decreased fetal movement and decreased fetal heart tones.
The patient may report vaginal bleeding, although in some cases the blood does not emerge through the
cervix and the bleeding may remain concealed within the endometrium.
Physical examination may reveal signs of shock, often out of proportion to the apparent volume of blood
loss.
The abdomen will be tender and the uterus rigid to palpation.
Other complications include severe hemorrhaging. If the hemorrhaging cannot be controlled after
delivery, a hysterectomy may be necessary.
What are the signs and symptoms of Placenta Previa? Correct Answer: The chief complaint of a woman
with placenta previa is usually painless vaginal bleeding, with the loss of bright red blood. Because the
blood supply to the fetus is not immediately jeopardized, fetal movements continue and fetal heart
sounds remain audible.
100% CORRECT
, what is preeclampsia? Correct Answer: A condition of late pregnancy that involves gradual onset of
hypertension, headache, visual changes, and swelling of the hands and feet; also called pregnancy-
induced hypertension or toxemia of pregnancy.
What is eclampsia? Correct Answer: Seizures that result from severe hypertension in a pregnant
woman.
How do you stop seizures in patients with severe preeclampsia or eclampsia? Correct Answer:
Administration of Magnesium sulfate
What is abruptio placentae? Correct Answer: A premature separation of the placenta from the wall of
the uterus.
What are the signs and symptoms of abruptio placenta? Correct Answer: a sudden onset of severe
abdominal pain, often radiating into the back;
there will also be decreased fetal movement and decreased fetal heart tones.
The patient may report vaginal bleeding, although in some cases the blood does not emerge through the
cervix and the bleeding may remain concealed within the endometrium.
Physical examination may reveal signs of shock, often out of proportion to the apparent volume of blood
loss.
The abdomen will be tender and the uterus rigid to palpation.
Other complications include severe hemorrhaging. If the hemorrhaging cannot be controlled after
delivery, a hysterectomy may be necessary.
What are the signs and symptoms of Placenta Previa? Correct Answer: The chief complaint of a woman
with placenta previa is usually painless vaginal bleeding, with the loss of bright red blood. Because the
blood supply to the fetus is not immediately jeopardized, fetal movements continue and fetal heart
sounds remain audible.
