165 Preconception & Prenatal Care: What Actually Shows Up On Your Exam

Preconception and prenatal care feels like pure memorization: Folic acid doses Visit schedules Quad screen patterns RhoGAM timing A pile of week ranges that all blur together In this episode, Brian strips it down to what actually shows up on your EORs and the PANCE, and how to connect the facts so they stick. Inside the episode: How to think about prenatal care the way the boards test it, not the way the guidelines list it Preconception counseling that gets tested: when to give 400 to 800 mcg of folic acid and when to jump to 4 mg The medications and conditions that should set off alarm bells: epilepsy on valproate or carbamazepine, warfarin, isotretinoin, lithium, methotrexate, ACE inhibitors, tetracyclines, and how they get hidden inside a question stem Screening vs diagnostic: first-trimester screens, cell-free fetal DNA, CVS, amniocentesis, and what the exam is really asking Quad screen pattern fingerprints for Down syndrome, Trisomy 18, and open neural tube defects The timelines you have to know cold: prenatal visit schedule, the one-hour glucose challenge, GBS culture, and exactly when RhoGAM goes in At the end, Brian breaks down "studying" the way he defines it inside 33 Days: not hours in the chair, but how many points you walk away with from the time you're already working. And how to build a simple system so high-yield facts like RhoGAM timing don't slip through the cracks. Show notes and full outline: https://www.physicianassistantexamreview.com/165 Learn more about the June 33 Days to Pass the PANCE cohort starting June 1: https://www.physicianassistantexamreview.com/33