AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Exam (Answered 100% Correctly)
AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Exam (Answered 100% Correctly) If fetal arterial pressure begins to fall below normal levels: A. BARORECEPTORS CAUSE VASOCONSTRICTION AND INCREASE THE FHR An increase in arterial blood pressure produces vessel distension and causes arterial baroreceptors to send neuronal messages to the cardioinhibitory center, which in turn causes rapid slowing of the fetal heart rate via the parasympathetic vagus nerve. A decrease in arterial pressure results in an increased heart rate. Which of the following is an extrinsic influence on the FHR? Fetal-placental circulation Fetal heart rate vaiability is definded as fluctuations in the baseline that are irregular in
Written for
- Institution
- AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
- Course
- AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
Document information
- Uploaded on
- March 23, 2024
- Number of pages
- 4
- Written in
- 2023/2024
- Type
- Exam (elaborations)
- Contains
- Questions & answers
Subjects
-
awhonn intermediate fetal monitoring exam
-
if fetal arterial pressure begins to fall below no
-
which of the following is an extrinsic influence
Document also available in package deal