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WorksheetsScreening and diagnostic tests during pregnancy
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Prenatal genetic testa are imperative for ___? Select all that apply.
Women older than 35 years.
Expecting mothers who have a familial history of chromosomal disorders and other birth defects.
young women between 18-30 ears with a healthy reproductive history and no familial history of chromosomal disorders or birth defects.
The purpose of genetic testing during pregnancy is ______?
To rule out that the mother is at risk for genetic disorders
To assess if the fetus is at risk for genetic disorders
To assess if the mother is likely to develop gestational diabetes
Aneuploidy is a term analogous to _____?
Monosomy or loss of a chromosome
Trisomy or gain of an extra chromosome
can be determined using screening and diagnostic tests
All the above is true.
Blood tests done during the first trimester of pregnancy help identify _______? Select all that apply.
Sexually transmitted disease such s syphilis and HIV
Check for immunity to Rubella
Identify Blood type and Rh factor
Screen for anemia
Check for Hepatitis B
This test measure the thickness of space at the back of neck of the fetus and volume of fluid?
Amniocentesis
Chorionic Villus Sampling
NT ultrasound
None of the above is accurate
This test can be done starting at 10 weeks of pregnancy. It takes about 1 week to get the results. DNA released from the placenta into the blood stream is tested to screen aneuploidy and problems with sex chromosomes.
Amniocentesis
Chorionic Villus Sampling
Cell Free DNA test
Ultrasound
A screening test that shows that there is a problem when in actuality there is no problem is known as a _________.
False Negative
Negative
Positive
False Positive
This invasive procedure requires the extraction of fluid from the amniotic sac of the mother.
Chorionic Villus Sampling
Amniocentesis
This genetic condition causes serious problems involving the heart and brain, cleft lip and palate, and extra fingers and toes.
Trisomy 21
Trisomy 18
Patau's Syndrome
Turner's Syndrome
A genetic disorder linked to serious problems including a small head, heart defects and deafness is ____.
Down's syndrome
Edward's Syndrome
Pataus's Syndrome
William's Syndrome
The quad tests examines the blood for which of the following? Select all that apply.
Alfa Fetal protein
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin hormone
Estriol
Inhibin-A
In this human chromosomal variation which affects the 21st chromosome, an extra copy of the 21st chromosome adheres to another chromosome. It is the rarest form of trisomies and the only inherited type.
Mosaic Down's syndrome
Trisomy 21
Translocation
Deletion
Which of the following will result in your doctor requiring continued monitoring and specific tests? Select all that apply.
History of diabetes in the family
Baby not growing
Less active baby
Low amniotic fluid index
History of prior still births
The purpose of invasive prenatal testing is to make reproductive decisions such as ___________? Select all that apply.
Continuation of pregnancy
Timely Medical or surgical intervention in utero or immediately post birth
Birthing Decisions
Determining place of delivery
Key issues that surround Non invasive Prenatal Screening include? Select all that apply
Is the information being sought medically useful?
Do these test undermine the future person’s ability to make their own choices about accessing and allowing others access to information that relates to their health, abilities, personality or physical attributes.
Would these tests encourage discrimination against people with certain genetic features, including sex, or create damaging perceptions of what constitutes a ‘normal’ or ‘healthy’ baby.
Testing for conditions where the accuracy of the test is unknown or poor raising anxiety for women and couples and may increase the number of women seeking invasive diagnostic testing.
Estriol level which can be detected from urine sample or blood sample is critical information because ____? Select all that apply.
Low estriol levels are indicative of congenital abnormalities in the developing fetus.
Low estriol levels are indicative of chromosomal disorders in the developing fetus.
Very high or elevated levels are linked to breast cancer in women.
High levels of estriol is indicative of early puberty in developing girls.
A 40 year old pregnant mother was found to have elevated levels of AFP. This is of great concern because ____? Select all that apply?
Spina Bifida
Defects of the esophagus
Failure for the baby's abdomen to close
Anencephaly
Maternal serum sample is screened for AFP, hCG, Estriol and Inhibin A between __________
2-3 weeks
15-8 weeks
15-21 weeks
15-30 weeks
The first protein marker associated with fetal abnormalities and Down's syndrome is _____?
Estriol
Inhibin-A
AFP
hCG
Low levels of MSAFP (Maternal serum Alfa Fetal protein, Estriol, hCG is indicative of ______________ ?
Patau's Syndrome
Edward's Syndrome
Down's syndrome
William's Syndrome
