A 26-Year-Old Woman, Gravida 1, Para 0, Comes to the Physician

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Multiple Choice

A 26-year-old woman, gravida 1, para 0, comes to the physician for a prenatal visit.  She did not keep accurate records of her menstrual periods but the last one was approximately 7 months ago.  Early in the pregnancy, an ultrasound showed that she was at approximately 6 weeks gestation, giving her a current gestational age of 32 weeks.  The patient's blood pressure is 110/60 mm Hg and pulse is 90/min.  On examination, her fundal height is 26 cm.  Fetal heart tones by Doppler shows a rate of 140/min.  An ultrasound is performed and calculates the patient's gestational age as 28 weeks based on the fetal biparietal diameter and femur length.  The measured fetal abdominal circumference is consistent with a gestational age of 26 weeks.  Which of the following is the most accurate method for estimating the current gestational age?

• A)Abdominal circumference
• B)Estimated fetal weight
• C)First trimester ultrasound
• D)Fundal height
• E)Last menstrual period
• F)Third trimester ultrasound

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