First trimester
The most common cause of pelvic pain with pregnancy is:
ectopic pregnancy
The secondary yolk sac:
is located in the chorionic cavity...provides nutrients to embryo, trophoblastic tissue secretes hCG
A rapid decline in serial hCG levels will most likely correlate with a
spontaneous abortion
Retained products of conception can be a contributing factor of:
trophoblastic disease
Which area of the embryo attaches to the amnion?
umbilical insertion
Initial visualization of the hyperechoic choroid plexuses is expected near the:
Tenth gestational week
The term Embryo is used to described a developing zygote through the:
Tenth week
In the first trimester, normal hCG levels will:
double every 48 hours
The mean sac diameter (MSD) measures gestational age before visualization of the:
embryo
Gestational weeks 6 through 10 constitute:
embryonic phase
ectopic pregnancies are commonly located in the:
fallopian tube
Pseudocyesis is a condition associated with
false pregnancy
The trophoblastic cells produce:
hCG
What hormone maintains the corpus luteum during pregnancy?
hCG
Subchorionic hemorrhage is common consequence:
implantation of the conceptus
Structure implants into the endometrium?
Blastocyst
Associated with a lower than normal hCG level:
Ectopic pregnancy, blighted ovum, spontaneous abortion
The gestational sac demonstrates
Embryo and the amnion
What ectopic location is most life threatening to the patient?
Interstitial
The sonogram is most consistent with a:
Intrauterine pregnancy
A patient presents with a history of a therapeutic abortion 2 weeks previously. She complains of continued vaginal spotting since the procedure. She denies pelvic pain of fever. Based on this clinical history, the sonogram is most suspicious
Retained products of conception
The sonogram most likely demonstrates:
Subchorionic hemorrhage
This Lines the chorion and contains the fetus?
Amnion
The 1st sonographically identifiable sign of pregnancy is the:
Decidual reaction
A corpus luteum is most likely misdiagnosed as a
Ectopic pregnancy
What location for an ectopic pregnancy would be least likely?
Ovary
During a 1st trimester sonogram, you note a round, cystic structure within the fetal head. This most likely represents the:
Rhombencephalon
The 1st structure noted within the gestational sac is the:
Yolk sac
What structure lies within the extraembryonic coelom?
Yolk sac
A transvaginal sonogram of the superior uterus demonstrates a:
Yolk sac in an intrauterine pregnancy
human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) peaks at the:
10th week
NT measures are typically obtained between:
11 and 14 weeks
The optimal gestational age for measuring fetal nuchal translucency is from:
11 weeks and 0 days to 13 weeks and 6 days
Normally, the chorionic cavity should no longer be visible after how many gestational weeks?
16
On transvaginal imaging, in normal pregnancy, cardiac activity must be identified within a gestational sac with a mean sac diameter of:
16mm
The normal gestational sac will grow:
1mm per day
fertilization typically occurs within how many hours after ovulation?
24 hours
A hyperechoic linear structure located posterior to the fetus is most likely:
A cystic hygroma
The most common location of an ectopic pregnancy is the:
Ampullary portion of the uterine tube
asymptomatic patient presents for an obstetrical ultrasound for gestational dating. She has a positive urine pregnancy test and is unsure of her menstrual period. Based on this clinical history, the sonogram is most suspicious for a
Anembryonic pregnancy
What are the structures that implants into the endometrium:
Blastocyst
What is the stage of the concepts that implants within the decidualized endometrium?
Blastocyst
The most accurate method of measuring gestational age:
CRL
The first system to function in the developing embryo
Cardiovascular
A malignant form of GTD is:
Choriocarcinoma
In the early gestation, where is the secondary yolk sac located?
Chorionic cavity
With normal pregnancy, the first structure noted within the decidualized endometrium is the:
Chorionic sac
During a 12 week sonogram, bilateral echogenic structures are noted within the lateral ventricles of the fetal cranium. The structures most likely represent:
Choroid plexus
What is the most common form of GTD?
Complete molar pregnancy
With this abnormality, the adnexa are most likely to demonstrate:
Complex adnexal masses
Sonographically, a normal appearing 7 week UIP is identified. Within the adnexa, an ovarian cystic structure with a thick, hyperechoic rim is also discovered. What does this ovarian mass most likely represent?
Corpus Luteum Cyst
Sonographic findings consistent with ectopic pregnancy:
Decidual thickening, complex free fluid within pelvis, complex adnexal mass separate from the ipsilateral ovary
The decidua capsularis and decidua parietailis produce the:
Double decidua sign
Normal human chorionic gonadotropin levels should be:
Double every 30-48 hours
A patient presents with a history of pelvic pain, vaginal bleeding, and a positive urine pregnancy test. Her last menstrual period was 4 weeks earlier.
Ectopic pregnancy
What is the most likely diagnosis of this transvaginal sonogram?
Ectopic pregnancy
An abnormal sonographic finding during the first trimester of pregnancy
Failure to demonstrate a yolk sac within a mean sac diameter of 10mm when using the transvaginal approach. Usually >8mm at this point
A patient presents with a history of rapidly increasing hCG levels. Based on this clinical history, the sonogram is most suspicious for:
Gestational Trophoblastic disease
Another name for the chorionic sac is the:
Gestational sac
What is the name of the dominance follicle prior to ovulation?
Graafin
The hypoechoic areas in the anterior and posterior portions of the right adnexa are most suspicious for:
Hemoperitoneum
Consistent with a complete hydatidiform mole:
Heterogeneous mass within the endo, bilateral theca lutein cysts, hyperemesis gravidarum
An extrauterine & intrauterine pregnancy is termed
Heterotopic pregnancy
The most common clinical symptom associated with this abnormality is:
Hypermesis
When measuring the mean sac diameter, the calipers should be placed from the:
Inner wall to inner wall
Formulas calculates the mean sac diameter of the gestational sac?
Length+Height+Width/3
Compared with a normal IUP, the ectopic pregnancy will have a:
Low hCG
Most likely metastatic location for GTD?
Lungs
What is often used to medically treat an ectopic pregnancy?
Methotrexate
Subcutaneous accumulation of fluid behind the fetal neck measuring 3mm in thickness:
Normal finding in the late first trimesters
A well defined cystic area is displayed in the posterior portion of the fetal head. This is most suspicious:
Normal rhombencephalon
Which clinical presentation is most likely associated with this diagnosis?
Normal serial hCG levels
Clinical features of an ectopic pregnancy are:
Pain, vaginal bleeding, shoulder pain
The migration of the embryologic bowel into the base of the umbilical cord at 9 weeks is referred to as:
Physiologic bowel herniation
A patient presents with a positive pregnancy test and an hCG level of 750 mIU/ML. Based on this clinical history what describes this:
Possible small gestational sac on transvaginal imaging
What hormone, produced the corpus luteum, maintains the thickened endometrium?
Progesterone
May be sonographic findings in the presence of an ectopic pregnancy?
Pseudogestational sac, corpus luteum cyst, adnexal ring
A sonographic examination was performed on a pregnancy patient who complained of vaginal bleeding. Sonographically a crescent shaped anechoic area is noted adjacent to the gestational sac. The gestational sac contained a 6 week single live IUP. What is most likely diagnosis?
Subchorionic hemorrhage
Associated with an abnormal NT:
Trisomy 21, trisomy 18, turner syndrome
Structure that secretes human chorionic gonadotropin
Trophoblastic tissue
Clinical findings consistent with a complete molar pregnancy
Vaginal bleeding, hypertension, uterine enlargement
An abnormal finding in a first tri-mester pregnancy?
Visualization of the amnion without an embryo
What structure connects the embryo to the yolk sac?q
Vitelline duct
The structure created by the union of sperm and egg is the:
Zygote
Presence of an embryo without visualization of the amnion is considered:
a normal finding
The most common site of fertilization is within the:
ampulla of the uterine tube
The most common pelvic mass associated with pregnancy is the:
corpus luteum cyst
A solid mass of cells formed by proliferation of a fertilized ovum is termed:
morula
Chorionic villi are more prolific:
near the implantation site
Hyperemesis is a common clinical finding associated with:
trophoblastic disease