\\\\ Which of the following is not produced by the corpus luteum of early pregnancy?
\\\ progesterone
\\\ 17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone
\\\ relaxin
\\ prolactin
\\\\ What is pigmentation of the midline of abdominal skin during pregnancy called?
\\\ striae gravidarum
\\ linea nigra
\\\ chloasma
\\\ melasma
\\\\ What is the average weight gain during pregnancy?
\\\ 5 kg
\\\ 9 kg
\\ 11 kg
\\\ 15 kg
\\\\ What is the average increase in maternal blood volume during pregnancy?
\\\ 10%
\\\ 25%
\\ 50%
\\\ 75%
\\\\ What is the average increase in the volume of circulating erythrocytes during
pregnancy?
\\\ 100 mL
\\\ 250 mL
\\ 450 mL
\\\ 700 mL
\\\\ Which of the following hematologic changes does not occur during normal
pregnancy?
\\ The mean age of circulating red cells is increased.
\\\ The mean cell volume is increased.
\\\ There is moderate erythroid hyperplasia.
\\\ There is an increase in plasma rythropoietin.
\\\\ Which of the following in not increased in pregnancy?
\\\ blood leukocyte count
\\\ C-reactive protein
\\\ leukocyte alkaline phosphate activity
\\ alpha-interferon
\\\\ What is the average increase in the resting pulse during pregnancy?
\\\ 0 to 1 bpm
\\\ 5 to 6 bpm
\\ 10 to 15 bpm
\\\ 18 to 20 bpm
\\\\ Which of the following hemodynamic values remains unchanged during normal
pregnancy?
\\\ systemic vascular resistance
\\\ pulmonary vascular resistance
\\\ colloid osmotic pressure
\\ pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
\\\\ Which of the following is not increased during normal pregnancy?
\\\ glomerular filtration rate
\\\ renal plasma flow
\\\ creatinine clearance
\\ plasma concentration of urea
\\\\ With regard to the hydronephrosis and hydroureter associated with pregnancy, which
of the following is not true?
\\\ Ureteral dilation is greater on the right side.
\\ Ureteral dilation is primarily due to hormonal factors.
\\\ There is elongation of the ureters.
\\\ There is increase in the number of curves of the ureters.
\\\\ Which of the following is most likely to cross the placenta?
\\\ thyroxine
\\\ triiodothyronine
\\\ reverse triiodothyronine
\\ thyroid-releasing hormone
\\\\ What is the goal of prenatal care?
\\\ to establish a god relationship with your patients
\\ to deliver a healthy baby without impairing the mother’s health
\\\ to set up a payment schedule for the delivery
\\\ to see the patient often enough so you feel comfortable
\\\\ What is a primipara?
\\\ a woman who was pregnant once
\\ a woman delivered once of a viable fetus
\\\ a woman who has completed two pregnancies
\\\ a woman who has had a 12-week miscarriage
\\\\ What is a nulligravida?
\\\ a woman who never delivered a live-born baby
\\\ a woman who had one miscarriage