Obstetric SBAs MCQ
Obstetric SBAs MCQ
Obstetric SBAs MCQ
Part2MRCOG:ObstetricSBAs
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Thispageprovidesexamplesofobstetricsinglebestanswerquestions(SBAs)forthePart2MRCOGexam.Answers
andcommentsforeachquestioncanbefoundatthebottomofthepage.
PracticeSBAs
SomeexamplesoftheSBAformatarebelow.Rememberthatforeachquestion,youneedtoselectthesinglemost
appropriateanswerfromthe5optionslisted.
Question1
Awomanwhoisrhesusnegativeundergoesamniocentesisat16weeks.
WhatdoseofantiDimmunoglobulinshouldshereceiveimmediatelyaftertheprocedure?
A.250IU
B.500IU
C.1000IU
D.1500IU
E.2000IU
Question2
Youhavejustexamineda28yearoldprimigravidainspontaneouslabour.Examinationfindingsare0/5palpableper
abdomen,cervixis7cmdilated,cephalicpresentation,1station,anteriorfontanellepalpablewithorbitalridgesand
nasalbridgefeltanteriorly.
Whatisthepresentingdiameterofthefetus?
A.Mentovertical
B.Occipitofrontal
C.Submentobregmatic
D.Suboccipitobregmatic
E.Suboccipitofrontal
Question3
A21yearoldwoman,whoisknowntohavebetathalassemiamajor,attendstheclinicforpreconceptioncounselling.
Whatisthemostrelevantinitialprepregnancyinvestigationtopredictmaternalcomplicationsofpregnancy?
A.CardiacMRI
B.ChestXRay
C.ECG
D.Echocardiogram
E.Pulmonaryfunctiontests
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Question4
A34yearoldwomanattendsforherbookinginherthirdpregnancy.Shehadacaesareansectioninherfirstpregnancy
4yearsagoandhashadasuccessfulvaginalbirthaftercaesareansection(VBAC)2yearsago.ShehasaBMIOF26.
WhatisthebestpredictorforasuccessfulVBAC?
A.BMIoflessthan30
B.Lessthan35yearsold
C.Previousvaginalbirth
D.Shortinterpregnancyinterval
E.Spontaneousonsetoflabour
Question5
Youareaskedtoseea21yearoldwomanforpreconceptualcare.Shewasdiagnosedwithgeneralisedtonicclonic
epilepsyfouryearsago.Thisispoorlycontrolled.Sheiscurrentlyonsodiumvalproateandlevetiracetam.
Whatisthenextstepinhermanagement?
A.ArrangeMRI
B.ArrangeanEEG
C.Commenceaspirin75mg
D.Commencefolicacid5mg
E.Reviewmedication
Question6
A28yearoldwomanattendsthementalhealthantenatalclinicat12weeksforabookingassessment.Thisisherfirst
baby.
Whichconditiongivesherthehighestriskofpuerperalpsychosis?
A.Anorexianervosa
B.Bipolaraffectivedisorder
C.Moderatedepression
D.Obsessivecompulsivedisorder
E.Recurrentanxiety
Question7
Awomanhashadarecentuncomplicatedvaginaldeliverybuthasdevelopedasignificantpostpartumpyrexiaand
tachycardia.Sheisthoughttobeallergictopenicillin.Yoususpectpuerperalsepsisandarekeentocommencetreatment
priortotheinvestigationscomingback.
Whatistheantibioticregimeofchoice?
A.Cefuroxime
B.Clindamycin
C.Coamoxiclav
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D.Erythromycin
E.Metronidazole
Question8
Inordertohelpplanthecapacityrequiredforprovidingfuturematernityservicesyouareaskedtodesignastudyto
establishtheincidenceofvaginalbirthfollowingpreviouscaesareansection.Thestudywillrequireestablishingthemode
ofdeliveryinwomenwhohaveeitherhadonlyvaginaldeliveryorhavehadacaesareansectioninatleastoneprevious
pregnancy.Youreviewtheepidemiologicalstudymethodsthatmaybeappropriateforthistypeofstudy.
Whichtypeofresearchstudyshouldyouchoose?
A.Casecontrol
B.Cohort
C.Crosssectional
D.Ecological
E.Survey
Question9
Awomanhasaninstrumentaldeliveryofababyweighing3950ginherfirstpregnancy.AGrade3Ctearoftheanal
sphincterisidentified.Anappropriateoverlappingrepairusing3/0PDSisperformed.Priortodischarge,sheasksabout
thelongtermriskoffaecalorflatalincontinence.
Whatpercentageriskwouldyouadvise?
A.10%
B.20%
C.30%
D.40%
E.50%
Question10
Therespiratorysystemundergoesimmensechangesinpregnancyinordertocopewithdemandsofthedevelopingfetus
andlabour.
Whichofthefollowingparametersdoesnotchange?
A.ArterialpH
B.Functionalresidualcapacity
C.PaO2
D.Tidalvolume
E.Vitalcapacity
Answers
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