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NCC EFM Exam Practice Questions and Answers Already Passed Oxygen is transferred from mom to fetus via the placenta through? ✔✔Passive (Simple) Diffusion Intervillous space perfusion is depend ... ent on? ✔✔Adequate Uterine Blood Flow Maternal Fetal Exchange is best promoted by which maternal position? ✔✔Either Rt or Lt Lateral What is transfer down the concentration gradient from higher to lower called? ✔✔Diffusion The most likely physical rationale for recurrent late decels after epidural is? ✔✔Maternal Sympathetic Blockade Which FHR pattern would be anticipated when monitoring mono-mono twins? ✔✔Variable Decels Fetus can survive in an environment w/ a PO2 equal to adult venous blood d/t? ✔✔increased O2 carrying capacity Variable decels are mediated primarily by? ✔✔baroreceptors The sympathetic branch of the ANS influences FHR to? ✔✔increase the average difference in baseline FHR b/w 30 & 40 weeks is? ✔✔10bpm usually 5-6; 10 is closest Fetal blood is most highly oxygenated in the? ✔✔Ductus Venosous An abrupt rise in fetal bp can stimulate? ✔✔variable decels During an acute episode of fetal hypoxemia, fetal blood flow is redistributed primarily to the? ✔✔brain Over the course of pregnancy, the FHR baseline? ✔✔decreases FHR variability is dependent upon? ✔✔cerebral oxygen and intact CNS chemoreceptors respond mainly to? ✔✔hypoxemia pH: 7.22 pCO2: 50 HCO3: 24 BE: -3 ✔✔normal acid-base status (if pH is normal, answer is normal) Fetal respiratory academia is indicated by a pH of 7.04 and a PCO2 of? ✔✔>60 pH: 6.98 PCO2: 49 HCO3: 16 BE:-16 ✔✔metabolic acidemia pH: 7.04 pCO2: 80 HCO3: 22 BE: -4 ✔✔respiratory acidemia Fetal metabolic acidemia is indicated by an umbilical artery cord blood gas pH of 6.94 & BE of? ✔✔>-12 Decels that occur with <50% ctx: ✔✔intermittent An acceleration of FHR that is elicited during fetal scalp stim indicates a fetal pH of at least? ✔✔7.19 FHR characteristic most predictive of a vigorous baby at birth is? ✔✔variability EFM tracing w/ absent variability and recurrent late decels would be categorized as? ✔✔abnormal (cat 3) likely cause of fetal tachy w/ moderate variability in a term fetus? ✔✔maternal fever FHR pattern likely to develop w/severe fetal anemia? ✔✔sinusoidal marked variability is mediated by? ✔✔adrenergic activity during 1st stage of labor for women w/ no risk factors, efm should be reviewed every? ✔✔30 min. during 1st stage of labor for women w/complications, EFM should be reviewed every? ✔✔15 min. during 2nd stage labor for women requiring oxytocin, EFM should be reviewed every? ✔✔5 min. in any 10 minute sequence of FHR tracing, minimum baseline duration must be at least? ✔✔2 min. if baseline FHR is indeterminate, refer to prior? ✔✔10 min. window Baseline FHR variability is classified as? ✔✔absent, minimal, moderate, marked primary goal in treatment of late decels? ✔✔maximize uteroplacentel blood flow Rationale for low dose oxytocin protocol? ✔✔half-life of oxytocin Initiate treatment for recurrent late decels w/ moderate variability during 1st stage? ✔✔maternal repositioning FHR pattern likely to develop w/ severe fetal anemia? ✔✔sinusoidal most consistent clinical sign of uterine rupture during tolac? ✔✔recurrent decels of bradycardia loss of FHR variability can result from? ✔✔medication administration IV stadol may result in? ✔✔transient sinusoidal (pseudosinusoidal) When using a doppler to determine FHR, autocorrelation: ✔✔compares successive reflective US waveforms at many points Sustained SVT increases fetal risk for: ✔✔CHF (hydrops) toco detects changes in? ✔✔the shape of the uterine wall fetoscope works by detecting? ✔✔sound of opening/closing of heart valves short r-to-r intervals in fetal egg is indicative of? ✔✔tachycardia most common fetal arrhythmia? ✔✔PAC Fetal hydrops may develop w? ✔✔paroxysmal atrial tachy complete heart block increases fetal risk for? ✔✔neonatal pacemaker reactive NST in term fetus requires? ✔✔2 access 15x15 w/I 20 min. in the BPP the chronic marker is? ✔✔AFV most commonly cited source of adverse outcome during labor? ✔✔communication failure ✔✔ [Show More]

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