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This page holds 200 free practice questions for Chapter 42, Obstetrics, covering fetal development and maternal changes of pregnancy, obstetric assessment and supine hypotensive syndrome, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, placenta previa, abruption, and uterine rupture, preeclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP, normal and abnormal deliveries, postpartum hemorrhage and uterine inversion, and cardiac arrest, trauma, and substance use in pregnancy. They are written for paramedic and EMT students working through Nancy Caroline's Emergency Care in the Streets, 9th edition. Every question shows the correct answer with a short explanation as soon as you tap, so you learn while you test rather than waiting until the end.
Study it two ways: the 10 Question Blitz, a quick round where every right answer lights a siren and any misses lead into Lights & Sirens, a 5-in-a-row drill on that section, or the full 100-question test drawn at random from the whole chapter. After each test you get a score and a section-by-section breakdown. Progress on the full test is saved on your device, so you can stop and pick up later.
A woman at 30 weeks with type 1 diabetes has vomited all day and is breathing deeply. Her glucose is only 190 mg/dL. You should still suspect DKA because pregnancy:
Answer: C. Lowers her bicarbonate, so acidosis comes sooner
The mild respiratory alkalosis of pregnancy is offset by lower serum bicarbonate, so a pregnant woman has less buffer and can develop DKA quickly at modest glucose levels, sometimes below 200 mg/dL. Pregnancy raises tidal volume, but deep Kussmaul breathing with vomiting is not normal and points to acidosis.
In obstetric history, the term gravida refers to the number of:
Answer: B. Times the woman has been pregnant
Gravida counts every pregnancy, including the current one, whatever the outcome. Deliveries after 20 weeks are counted by para, which is the term most often confused with gravida.
The most common site of an ectopic pregnancy is the:
Answer: A. Fallopian tube
About 95% of ectopic pregnancies implant in the fallopian tube, usually where scarring or a narrowing slows the egg. Ovarian and abdominal implantations occur but are rare.
Most students use the 10 Question Blitz for daily practice and take the full 100-question test in the days before a class exam or NREMT practice. Lights & Sirens after a blitz is the fastest way to close gaps the night before a test.
Every question in this chapter is also listed by section, with answers, on the topic pages above. See all paramedic topics or take the NREMT paramedic practice test.
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