How would you document GPA for a patient who has been pregnant four times, has three living children, and is not currently pregnant?

How would you document GPA for a patient who has been pregnant four times, has three living children, and is not currently pregnant?

• A. 4,3,1
• B. 3,4,1
• C. 4,2,0
• D. 4,3,0

Answer: (A)

The concept being tested is how to record GPA as G-P-A: Gravida (total pregnancies), Para (pregnancies carried to viability and delivered), and Abortion (pregnancies ending before viability). Here, the patient has been pregnant four times (Gravida = 4). Three of those pregnancies reached viability and were delivered (Para = 3). Since there are four pregnancies and three resulted in deliveries, one pregnancy ended before viability (Abortion = 1). She is not currently pregnant, so there is no ongoing pregnancy to count. Therefore, the correct documentation is 4, 3, 1.

The concept being tested is how to record GPA as G-P-A: Gravida (total pregnancies), Para (pregnancies carried to viability and delivered), and Abortion (pregnancies ending before viability).

Here, the patient has been pregnant four times (Gravida = 4). Three of those pregnancies reached viability and were delivered (Para = 3). Since there are four pregnancies and three resulted in deliveries, one pregnancy ended before viability (Abortion = 1). She is not currently pregnant, so there is no ongoing pregnancy to count.

Therefore, the correct documentation is 4, 3, 1.