The 2020 Ryan Module 2 Post Quiz

What percentage of abortions in the US occur during the 1st trimester?

True or False: Abortion is safer than childbirth in the US

At less than 10 weeks gestational age, which surgical method is preferable in terms of completion rate and patient satisfaction?

Where should Pratt dilators be held during a surgical abortion when using a “no touch” technique?

What percent of abortions occur after 20 weeks?

What is an example of a preoperative measure to prevent complications in a surgical abortion?

True or False: The reason most women give for needing abortion after the first trimester is she “didn’t know she was pregnant”:

True or False: Electric vacuum aspiration result in higher rates of complete abortion than manual vacuum aspiration in the 1st trimester.

Which is NOT a risk factor for D&E complications in the second trimester:

You perform a surgical abortion at 5 weeks. Preoperatively, you were unable to confirm an intrauterine pregnancy—you see a sac-like structure in the uterus, but no obvious pregnancy structures. After the D&C, you look for villi and a gestational sac, but are unable to identify either. You perform a transvaginal ultrasound, and the uterus appears empty with a thin stripe. Appropriate followup care may include: Appropriate followup care may include:

During a suction D&C, the surgeons recognize a perforation. All of the following options may be indicated EXCEPT:

A patient has lower abdominal pain one hour after an uncomplicated elective abortion for an 8-week gestation. The uterus is tender, boggy and 12-weeks’ size. There is no rebound tenderness. The most appropriate next step in the management of this patient is:

Typically, post-abortal infections present:

Adequate cervical preparation before D&E has been to shown to reduce the risk of: