CASE 14
History: An asymptomatic patient with a second-trimester pregnancy undergoes ultrasound.
1. What is the diagnosis for this fetus?
C. Anencephaly
2. When can this disorder be reliably diagnosed on ultrasound?
A. In the beginning of the third trimester
B. In the middle of the first trimester
D. Never
3. When in gestation does the neural tube close?
A. At the end of the first trimester
C. At the beginning of the third trimester