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Book 2 Unit 4

Select the one best answer to each question (unless otherwise instructed). Record your answers on the test.
Which of the following medical conditions is associated with an increased risk of maternal death?
Maternal immune thrombocytopenic purpura may place the fetus and newborn at risk for intracranial hemorrhage.
Women with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome should use only oral contraceptives that contain estrogen.
The dosage of an anticonvulsant medication to a woman with a seizure disorder should not be adjusted during pregnancy.
A fetus may develop goiter if maternal hyperthyroidism was treated during pregnancy .
All of the following statements are accurate concerning severe maternal anemia, except:
Heparin use is contraindicated in women with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome