A patient presents to the emergency department with placenta…

A patient presents to the emergency department with placental abruption at 31 weeks 5 days gestation. In addition to stabilizing the mother and checking labs, medications are given to help the baby’s condition. Which of the following would NOT be given in this scenario?

A patient presents with excessive nausea and vomiting (hyper…

A patient presents with excessive nausea and vomiting (hyperemesis gravidarum) with heavy vaginal bleeding with the expulsion of grape-like clusters. Her vitals are normal, except that her blood pressure is 160/110 mm Hg. She has a negative history for hypertension. She says that she did a home pregnancy test a few weeks ago and the results were positive. Her current gestational age is 8 weeks 2 days. You collect a serum B-hCG and the results are extremely high, (well over 100,000). Urine dipstick shows positive protein. From this information alone, your most likely diagnosis is:

You are assisting in a delivery. Immediately after the baby…

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 medica…

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?