Intermediate Fetal Monitoring 50 Questions With Complete Solutions

Baseline Rate - ️️-approximate mean FHR rounded to increments of 5bp during a 10 min segment - duration must be at least 2 min. or the baseline for that period is indeterminate Bradycardia - ️️baseline rate less than 110 bpm Tachycardia - ️️baseline of greater than 160 bpm Baseline variability - ️️fluctuations in baseline FHR that are irregular in amplitude and frequency Absent variability - ️️amplitude range undetectable Minimal variability - ️️amplitude range undetectable but 5/min Moderate variability - ️️amplitude ranges 6-25 bpm Marked variability - ️️amplitude range greater than 25 bpm Acceleration - ️️visually apparent abrupt (30 sec to peak) increase in FHR above baseline for less than 2 minutes -15bpmx15sec for 32 weeks and up -10bpmx10sec for less than 32 weeks Prolonged Acceleration - ️️acceleration lasting longer than 2 minutes but less than 10 minutes.