Midwifery Exam Practice Questions and Answers

Midwifery Exam Practice Questions and Answers Hypothyroidism - ANSWER A condition of a deficient thyroid Tachypnea - ANSWER Fast breathing Apnea - ANSWER not breathing Antepartum - ANSWER before birth Pos ...

Midwifery Exam Practice Questions and Answers Hypothyroidism - ANSWER A condition of a deficient thyroid Tachypnea - ANSWER Fast breathing Apnea - ANSWER not breathing Antepartum - ANSWER before birth Postpartum - ANSWER after birth Intrapartum - ANSWER between birth Dystocia - ANSWER Condition of a difficult/abnormal childbirth Lymphoma - ANSWER lymphatic tumor Bradycardia - ANSWER slow heart Primigravida - ANSWER a women who is pregnant for the first time Appendectomy - ANSWER surgical removal of the appendix Hysterectomy - ANSWER surgical removal of the uterus Anesthesia - ANSWER without feeling Multipara - ANSWER a woman that has had more than one offspring Hypothermia - ANSWER low temperature Perianal - ANSWER around the rectum Sublingual - ANSWER pertaining to under the tongue Dysuria - ANSWER condition of painful urination Suprapubic - ANSWER above the pubis Pelvimetry - ANSWER measurement of the pelvis A fast heart rate - ANSWER tachycardia A condition of decreased urine - ANSWER cystitis Bladder inflammation - ANSWER Uritis An inflamed vein caused by a clot - ANSWER thrombophlebitis condition of having high blood sugar - ANSWER hyperglycemia Destruction of blood - ANSWER hemolysis An abnormal condition of appearing blue - ANSWER cyanosis excessive vomiting - ANSWER peremesis Disease of the nerves - ANSWER neuropathy Difficulty breathing - ANSWER dyspnea A woman who has never given birth - ANSWER nulliparous A woman who has given birth once - ANSWER primiparous white blood cells - ANSWER leukocytes A condition of having a lack of clotting cells (platelets) - ANSWER thrombopenia Having too much water from the amnion - ANSWER polyhydramnios You have been having chronic pains in your upper abdomen and your physician refers you to a specialist in diseases of the digestive tract called a - ANSWER Gastroenterologist Your mother is having her uterus surgically removed along with her ovaries. Removal of ovaries is called - ANSWER hysterectomy A woman has become sterile due to chronic inflammation of her uterine tubes from frequent infection with sexually transmitted diseases. This tubal inflammation is called - ANSWER salpingitis A female patient has a special X-ray procedure of the breasts performed the X-ray image is called a - ANSWER mammogram Inflammation of the veins is termed - ANSWER phlebitis The medical technician who draws blood from a vein for laboratory tests is called a - ANSWER phlebotomist A hemangioma means - ANSWER A tumor of blood vessels Meningitis refers to - ANSWER inflammation of the membranes around the brain A baby is born without a brain. The diagnosis would be - ANSWER anencephalic Surgical removal of an inflamed gallbladder containing stones is termed - ANSWER cholecystectomy A gravid woman is having genetic testing done. The physician will puncture the uterus to withdraw amniotic fluid to be used for testing. This procedure is called - ANSWER amniocentesis A newborn with meconium aspiration pneumonia often finds it difficult or painful to breath. The term for this is - ANSWER dyspnea Pregnant women frequently complain of the need to urinate frequently during the night. The term for this is - ANSWER nocturia A lab report comes back to documenting numerous erythrocytes in the urine specimen. The term for this is - ANSWER hematuria Oligomenorrhea refers to - ANSWER scanty, less than normal menstrual flow Total arrest and cessation of breathing is termed - ANSWER apnea Orchiditis is the term for inflammation of a/an - ANSWER testis Which term defines painful joints? - ANSWER Arthritis Surgical suturing of a uterine tube is termed - ANSWER salpingorrhaphy Glossitis defines inflammation of the - ANSWER tongue The definition of a midwife as adopted by the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) includes - ANSWER 1. Has completed a midwifery program recognized in the country in which it is located 2.That the midwifery education is based on the ICM Essential Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice and Global Standards for Midwifery Education 3. Has met requirements to be legally licensed to practice midwifery What were the prevailing attitudes towards midwives in the colonial period of the US? - ANSWER Midwives were valued and respected members of the community. Midwives were women to be treated with dignity and supported by the community English midwives of the seventeenth century were licensed by - ANSWER The Church of England What were some factors in the decline of midwifery between the 16th and 20th centuries - ANSWER 1. Religious attitudes that viewed midwives as a threat and/or as being witches 2. Midwives lack of access to education 3. Campaign by physicians to discredit midwives 4. Midwives' lack of organization 5. The general low status of women in society 6. Replacement of midwives with physicians Delivering babies was historically viewed as "women's work". What factors led men to become interested in attending women in birth? - ANSWER Medicine became more competitive, and birth was viewed as a lucrative business and attending a woman during birth ensured an ongoing patient population consisting of the whole family What was on way that pregnant women contributed to the decline of midwifery in the 18th and 19th centuries? - ANSWER By following the fashionable trend to have male midwives attend them