True/False MCQ · The Puerperium
Concerning lochia and Sheehan's syndrome, which of the following statements are TRUE?
- ALochia remains bright red throughout the puerperium
- BOffensive lochia is always normal
- CLochia progresses from rubra to serosa to alba
- DSheehan's syndrome is caused by excess pituitary hormones
- ESheehan's syndrome causes failure of lactation
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- A. False: Lochia changes colour; it does not stay bright red.
- B. False: Offensive lochia suggests infection, not normality.
- C. True
- D. False: Sheehan's is pituitary failure (deficiency), not excess hormones.
- E. True
Lochia and Sheehan's syndrome
- Lochia: rubra->serosa->alba; Sheehan's: hypopituitarism, failure of lactation.
Why A is false
Lochia changes colour; it does not stay bright red.
Why B is false
Offensive lochia suggests infection, not normality.
Why C is true
Lochia progresses from rubra to serosa to alba.
Why D is false
Sheehan's is pituitary failure (deficiency), not excess hormones.
Why E is true
Sheehan's syndrome causes failure of lactation.
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