When asked, a young woman with abdominal pain replies that she is not sure whether she is pregnant or not. Which of the following questions would best help you determine whether the patient could be pregnant?
a. Do you feel pressure in your lower belly?
b. When was your last menstrual period?
c. Have you been vomiting in the morning?
d. Does it feel like the last time you were pregnant?
Question 2The second stage of labor ends with:
a. contractions that become regular and occur every 34 minutes.
b. delivery of the placenta.
c. delivery of the baby.
d. rupture of the amniotic sac.
Question 3You arrive in the aid room to find an EMT assisting a mother during delivery. You're told that the patient's perineum tore and that you need to control the bleeding. Which of the following actions would you take?
a. Place a cold pack on the mother's abdomen just below the umbilicus.
b. Apply a sterile gauze dressing with gentle pressure above the mother's vagina.
c. Place a sterile dressing between the mother's vagina and rectum.
d. Insert sterile gauze into the mother's vagina and leave it in place until the bleeding stops.
Question 4Which of the following statements about the role of the cervix in pregnancy is true?
a. The cervix constricts during the time of delivery to prevent a premature birth.
b. The placenta is normally positioned directly over the cervix.
c. The cervix can be palpated to determine the frequency of the mother's contractions.
d. Bloody show comes from the cervix and is a sign of imminent delivery.
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