PLAB 1 (GMC, international medical graduates) · Obstetrics and gynaecology
Antenatal care
7 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.
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- A 28-year-old woman at 9 weeks of pregnancy takes sodium valproate for epilepsy and has not been taking folic acid. What is the most appropriate advice about folic acid?
- A 31-year-old woman who is RhD negative is 28 weeks pregnant with an uncomplicated pregnancy. Her partner is RhD positive. What is routinely offered?
- A woman at 26 weeks has a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test with fasting glucose 5.8 mmol/L and a 2-hour value of 6.9 mmol/L. How should this be classified under NICE?
- A woman at 34 weeks has blood pressure 168/112 mmHg on two readings, headache and 3+ proteinuria. What is the most appropriate immediate treatment?
- A woman has a tonic-clonic seizure at 36 weeks with a blood pressure of 170/110 mmHg. Which drug is first-line?
- A woman in her first trimester asks which of these drugs she should avoid because of teratogenicity. Which is correct?
- A 25-year-old woman at 10 weeks of pregnancy tests IgM positive for rubella in a rash illness after contact. What risk is highest and what should be arranged?
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