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If a deductive argument is ‘sound’, this means:

When someone gives preference to the evidence that reinforces and supports their view, and downplays the evidence that opposes/counts against their view, this is a cognitive bias called:

You are assisting in a delivery. Immediately after the baby is born it is handed to you for care. You are evaluating the one minute APGAR score. The baby’s heart rate is 150 beats/min., it’s cry is weak, it is actively moving, it does not cry but grimaces when irritated with a suction bulb and it’s body is pink but extremities are blue. What would the APGAR score be?

A 27 year-old, G2 P1001, patient with an unremarkable medical history, has a Glucose Loading Test done at a routine prenatal appointment. The result is 155 mg/dl so she is rescheduled for a Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT). The results of the GTT show 2 out of 4 elevated values. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step?

A G1P0 patient presents for a prenatal appointment at 36 weeks gestation. What test should be done at this appointment to determine if prophylactic antibiotics should be given at the time of delivery to prevent possible sepsis, pneumonia or meningitis in the neonate?

Which of the following is an example of the Ad Hominem fallacy?

A G1P0 presents at 11 weeks gestation with moderate vaginal bleeding, but no passage of tissue. An ultrasound was done at an earlier routine visit to determine the gestational age and the estimated date of delivery. At that time, it was confirmed to be an intrauterine pregnancy. You do a speculum exam and see that the cervix is dilated. The diagnosis at this point is:

A patient presents for a routine prenatal exam at 30 weeks and 4 days gestation. She complains of back pain, constipation with hemorrhoids, swelling of her feet and ankles, and mild, irregular, random contractions that do not persist. Which of the following is the best education for this patient?

You receive an ultrasound report on a pregnant patient. It reports an amniotic fluid index (AFI) of 3 cm. Which of the following would be an accurate assessment?

You are performing a non-stress test on a patient that is 39 weeks, 2 days, gestation. Her labor has not yet started and you are trying to determine if it is safe to allow the pregnancy to continue past this point. While evaluating the fetal heart pattern, you notice that there are three accelerations during 20 minutes of testing. This would indicate: