What medication would the nurse include in the discharge teaching for a patient after an egg retrieval?
- A. birth control pills
- B. follitropin
- C. estrogen supplementation
- D. ganirelix acetate
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Estrogen supplementation is often prescribed after egg retrieval to support the endometrial lining for embryo transfer.
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A patient at 34 weeks gestation is undergoing an ultrasound. The nurse notes that the amniotic fluid is estimated at between 500 and 600 mL. Which deduction does the nurse make from this finding?
- A. Oligohydramnios is present.
- B. Fluid is normal for gestation age.
- C. Polyhydramnios has formed.
- D. Follow-up ultrasound is warranted.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Oligohydramnios, or low amniotic fluid, is indicated by the reduced volume, requiring close monitoring.
What are the number and type of chromosomes in a normal mature gamete?
- A. 22 autosomes
- B. 22 autosomes and one sex chromosome
- C. 46 chromosomes
- D. 23 autosomes
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Gametes have 22 autosomes and one sex chromosome, resulting in 23 chromosomes in total.
What is the portion of the endometrium beneath the blastocyst known as?
- A. Decidua basalis
- B. Chorionic villi
- C. Decidua vera
- D. Decidua capsularis
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The decidua basalis is the portion of the endometrium beneath the blastocyst.
The placenta allows exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products between the mother and fetus by:
- A. Contact between maternal blood and fetal capillaries within the chorionic villi.
- B. Interaction of maternal and fetal pH levels within the endometrial vessels.
- C. A mixture of maternal and fetal blood within the intervillous spaces.
- D. Passive diffusion of maternal carbon dioxide and oxygen into the fetal capillaries.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Fetal capillaries within the chorionic villi are bathed with oxygen-rich and nutrient-rich maternal blood within the intervillous spaces.
What information would the nurse include when teaching a patient newly diagnosed with Huntington disease about having children?
- A. “Both you and your partner must carry the gene for your children to get the disease.”
- B. “The gene is found on the X chromosome. Only male children have a risk of inheriting the disease.”
- C. “You have a 50 percent chance of passing the gene on to your children.”
- D. “It occurs only when the chromosomes don’t divide correctly, causing one cell to have too many chromosomes.”
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Huntington disease is autosomal dominant, so there is a 50% chance of passing the gene to offspring.