ABORTION

1. A miscarriage occurs before which week of pregnancy?

a) 6th
b) 15th
c) 38th
d) 20th
2. Which of the following is a risk factor that increases a woman's chances of
having a miscarriage?
a) Prescription drug use
b) Polycystic ovary syndrome
c) Problems affecting the ovaries
d) Well-controlled diabetes
3. A 20yo, Rh -ve and unsensitised woman has missed miscarriage of 10wks all
aretrue except
a) Anti-D immunoglobulin should be administered if surgical evacuation is performed
b) Anti-D immunoglobulin is unnecessary after medical evacuation
c) products of conception should be sent for histological examination to exclude molar
tissue
4. The clinical findings of a woman with GA=8 wks with the chief complaint of
hemorrhage and clot passing is an open in to Uterine size about 8 wks and no
bleeding. What should be done?
a) No treatment is needed because abortion is complete
b) it is a case of threatened abortion
c) it is an inevitable abortion
d) Abdominal sonography
5. Abortion which is associated with clinical evidences of infection of the uterus and
its contents.
a) Inevitable
b) Septic
c) Threatened
d) Incomplete
6. A clinical type of abortion where the changes have progressed to a state from
where continuation of pregnancy is impossible.
a) Inevitable
b) Septic
c) Threatened
d) Incomplete
7. Abortion characterized by vaginal bleeding with or without recognizable uterine
contractions.
a) Septic
b) Inevitable
c) Incomplete
d) Threatened
8. A sequence of three or more consecutive spontaneous abortion before 20 weeks.
a) Recurrent
b) Inevitable
c) Incomplete
d) Threatened
9. When the entire products of conception are not expelled ,instead the uterine
cavity.
a) Complete
b) Recurrent
c) Inevitable
d) Incomplete
10. When the fetus is dead and retained inside the uterus for a variable period.
a) Missed
b) Complete
c) Incomplete
d) Inevitable
 ANSWER KEY:

1. d)
2. b)
3. b)
4. d)
5. b)
6. a)
7. d)
8. a)
9. d)
10. a)

When the entire products of conception are not expelled ,instead the uterine cavity.
Incomplete.

When the fetus is dead and retained inside the uterus for a variable period. Missed

A sequence of three or more consecutive spontaneous abortion before 20 weeks. recurrent