SDMS CME Credit – The Diagnostic Accuracy of Sonography for Detecting Placenta Accreta Spectrum in Pregnant Women,With Placenta Previa

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Authors: Rosa Golshan, MD, Ali Faraji, MD, Masoumeh Ahmadi Mohtasham, MD, Elham Eghbali, MD, Fatemeh Ghatrehsamani, MD, Mohammad Khalafi, MD, and Mahsa Karbasi, MD

Category: OB/GYN [OB]

Credit: 0.75 SDMS CME Credit

Objectives: After studying the article, you should be able to:

• Explain the pathophysiology of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS).

• Describe the sonographic appearance of PAS.

• Recognize the role of sonography in the diagnosis and management of PAS.

1. In placenta increta, the invasion is limited to what structure?

2. B. Endometrium

3. C. Myometrium

4. D. Amnion

Hematuria was observed in what percentage of PAS cases?

A. 15%

B. 31%

C. 45%

D. 67%

In the 1950s, what was the prevalence of PAS reported in the United States?

A. 170 per 10,000

B. 95 per 10,000

C. 50 per 10,000

D. 30 per 10,000

What was the mean age of participants in this study?

A. 31.4 years

B. 36.7 years

C. 41.9 years

D. 42.6 years

How many cases in this study resulted in a need to perform a total or subtotal hysterectomy?

A. 16

B. 23

C. 34

D. 41