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CMN 568 UNIT 6 TEST QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS | VERIFIED
UPDATE
Question 1: What does folate deficiency resemble?
Correct ANSWER: megaloblastic anemia as seen in B12
deficiency except that neurologic abnormalities are absent
Question 2: When does megaloblastic anemia of folate
deficiency develop?
Correct ANSWER: within 4-5 months
Question 3: When does neural tube closure take place?
Correct ANSWER: 21-28 days post conception
Question 4: What is the most common neural tube defect?
Correct ANSWER: spina bifida
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Question 5: What is the recommended daily intake of
folic acid for nonpregnant women with no known risk factors for neural tube defect?
Correct ANSWER: 400 mcg
Question 6: What medication places women at a higher
risk for a neural tube defect-affected pregnancy?
Correct ANSWER: anticonvulsants
Question 7: What ethnicity is at a higher risk for having
babies with congenital neural malformations?
Correct ANSWER: hispanic
Question 8: What antibiotics should be avoided in
pregnancy?
Correct ANSWER: tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones,
bactrim (in the 1st trimester), macrobid in the last few weeks of pregnancy
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Question 9: What is 1st line therapy for treating UTI in
pregnancy?
Correct ANSWER: • Nitrofurantoin
monohydrate/macrocrystals 100 mg orally twice daily for 5-7 days or
• Amoxicillin 500 mg orally twice daily (alternative: 250
mg orally three times daily) for 5-7 days or • Amoxicillin-clavulanate 500/125 mg orally twice daily
for 3-7 days (alternative: 250/125 mg orally three times
daily for 5-7 days) or • Cephalexin 500 mg orally twice daily for 3-7 days
Question 10: What are risk factors for gestational
diabetes?
Correct ANSWER: obesity, older age, having a family
history of type 2 diabetes or belonging to an ethnic group at increased risk for the condition (such as Hispanic, Native American, South or East Asian, African American, or Pacific Islands descent)
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Question 11: Women with gestational diabetes are at
higher risk for what?
Correct ANSWER: gestational htn, preeclampsia, c/s, and
having diabetes later in life
Question 12: The offspring of women with gestational
diabetes are at increased risk for what?
Correct ANSWER: macrosomia, neonatal hypoglycemia,
hyperbilirubinemia, operative delivery, shoulder dystocia, and birth trauma
Question 13: Describe ACOGs recommended 2 step
approach to dx GD in pregnancy? When is the test usually performed?
Correct ANSWER: first screening with the
administration of 50 g of an oral glucose solution followed by a 1-hour venous glucose determination.Those women meeting or exceeding the screening threshold of > or = 140 undergo a 100-g, 3-hour diagnostic oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT); at 24-28 weeks