CPSP FCPS I OBGYN MCQs

Blinding is keeping participants, clinicians or assessors unaware of assignment to reduce bias.

Confidence interval is a range of values compatible with the observed data under a stated confidence level.

Autonomy is respect for a person’s right to make informed decisions about their own care.

Beneficence is an ethical duty to promote the patient’s welfare.

Non-maleficence is an ethical duty to avoid causing unnecessary harm.

Justice is fair distribution of benefits, burdens and healthcare resources.

Confidentiality is protection of personal information from unauthorised disclosure.

Clinical audit is a quality-improvement process comparing current practice against explicit standards.

Eclampsia is generalised seizures in a pregnant or postpartum patient with pre-eclampsia when no other cause explains them.

Randomisation is allocation by chance to reduce selection bias and balance known and unknown confounders.

Placenta praevia is placental implantation near or over the internal cervical os, classically causing painless bleeding.

Placental abruption is premature separation of a normally implanted placenta, often causing painful bleeding.