Pnvn 1350: Exam 1 Study Guide Practice Test With Complete Solutions

What is 'Engagement' {Ans: When the biparietal diameter of the fetal head crosses the pelvic inlet.}Delivery usually occurs in how many hours postrupture of the membranes? {Ans: 18 to 24 hours}Method of visualizing soft tissue to determine adequacy of the pelvis with no detrimental effects to the fetus? {Ans: Ultrasonography}In utilizing the Leopold Maneuver, you find a soft rounded prominence at the level of the fundus, a hard round prominence just above the symphysis pubis, and nodulation on left side of the uterus. You would document the fetal position as what? {Ans: Right occiput anterior (ROA), vertex}What is ROA? {Ans: Right Occipitoanterior}What does the External rotation entail? {Ans: When the shoulders and the body move through the birth canal, using the same maneuvers.}What is ROT? {Ans: Right Occipitotransverse}Differences between false labor and true labor? True labor: {Ans: Contractions get stronger with ambulation.}Area of the largest diameter of the fetal skull? {Ans: Biparietal}Define Extension {Ans: When the occiput passes under the symphysis pubis.}What are the key points when looking for measuring fundal height? {Ans: ESTABLISHED ROUTINE! measurements are 1:1 after 20 weeks Routine position Bladder emptied}How can we assess for