Screening tests — Flashcards

Flashcard 211: Compared to normal, what changes detected by a neonatal quad screen would be indicative of trisomy 18 (Edward syndrome)? AFP: _____ Estriol: _____ hCG: _____ Inhibin A: _____

Answer: decreased

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Flashcard 212: Increased AFP is seen in trisomy 21 _____

Answer: F

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Flashcard 213: What is the normal range of Estriol, total, serum (in pregnancy 32-36 weeks)?

Answer: From 60 to 280 ng/mL

Flashcard 214: What is the normal range of Urine: Estriol, total (in pregnancy: 40 weeks)?

Answer: From 13 to 42 mg/24 hr

Flashcard 215: Edward syndrome and Patau syndrome present with _____ free -hCG

Answer: decreased

Flashcard 216: Spina bifida occulta is characterized by _____ levels of AFP in utero

Answer: normal

Flashcard 217: Which area of the cervix is especially targeted by HPV?_____

Answer: Transformation zone

Flashcard 218: What demographic (age) is most commonly associated with HPV related vulvar carcinoma? _____

Answer: Women of reproductive age (< 50 years old)

Flashcard 219: Non-HPV related vulvar carcinoma arises, most often, from long-standing lichen _____

Answer: sclerosus

Flashcard 220: The inability to detect _____ defects is a downside of chorionic villus sampling when compared to amniocentesis

Answer: neural tube