DETAILED NCC Exam Prep Questions
and Answers.
Maternal Serum Alpha Fetoprotein (MSAFP) -
\16-18 Weeks, Increased in neural tube defects
Syphilis -
\Red hands, feet, and sniffles; need LP
HIV/AIDS -
\Can be spread through breastfeeding = NO BREASTFEEDING
Chlamydia -
\Can develop conjunctivitis, pneumonia; 3-4 months
Thrombocytopenia -
\Low platelets, usually benign, dt hemodilution (mom low platelets, baby low platelets)
Oligohydramnios -
\Low fluid; Potters, hypoplastic Lungs, positional deformities
Poliyhydramnios (Hydramnios) -
\Increased fluid; GI obstructions
Phosphatidylglycerol (PG) -
\Present in amniotic fluid; indicates lung maturity
L/S ratio -
\>/= 2 is normal
VEAL CHOP (Decels) -
\Variable = Cord; Early = Head; Accelerations = OK; Late = Placental Insufficiency
Sustained fetal tachycardia -
\Think Infection
Magnesium Sulfate -
\Respiratory Depression
Vacuum Assisted Delivery -
\Consider hyperbilirubinemia
Shoulder Dystocia -
\Fx clavicles and palsies
and Answers.
Maternal Serum Alpha Fetoprotein (MSAFP) -
\16-18 Weeks, Increased in neural tube defects
Syphilis -
\Red hands, feet, and sniffles; need LP
HIV/AIDS -
\Can be spread through breastfeeding = NO BREASTFEEDING
Chlamydia -
\Can develop conjunctivitis, pneumonia; 3-4 months
Thrombocytopenia -
\Low platelets, usually benign, dt hemodilution (mom low platelets, baby low platelets)
Oligohydramnios -
\Low fluid; Potters, hypoplastic Lungs, positional deformities
Poliyhydramnios (Hydramnios) -
\Increased fluid; GI obstructions
Phosphatidylglycerol (PG) -
\Present in amniotic fluid; indicates lung maturity
L/S ratio -
\>/= 2 is normal
VEAL CHOP (Decels) -
\Variable = Cord; Early = Head; Accelerations = OK; Late = Placental Insufficiency
Sustained fetal tachycardia -
\Think Infection
Magnesium Sulfate -
\Respiratory Depression
Vacuum Assisted Delivery -
\Consider hyperbilirubinemia
Shoulder Dystocia -
\Fx clavicles and palsies
