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CEFM EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
A patient receiving oxytocin has 17 ctx in 30 minutes, according to
the NICHD guidelines this is called
a. Hyperstimulation
b. Hypertonus
c. Tachysystole - ANSWER-c. Tachysystole
Maternal supine hypotension is caused mainly by compression of
the
a. Inferior vena cava
b. Spiral arteries
c. Uterine vessels - ANSWER-a. Inferior vena cava
Which factor influences blood flow to the uterus?
a. Fetal arterial pressure
b. Intervillous space flow
c. Maternal arterial vasoconstriction - ANSWER-c. Maternal
arterial vasoconstriction
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BMZ given to the mother can transiently affect the FHR by
a. Decreasing the variability
b. Increasing the variability
c. Lowering the baseline - ANSWER-a. Decreasing the variability
A FHR change that can be seen after administration of
butophanol (Stadol) is
a. Bradycardia
b. Marked variability
c. Sinusoidal-appearing - ANSWER-c. Sinusoidal-appearing
Which one of the following statements reflects the predictability of
fetal monitoring tracings?
a. A category II tracing is highly predictive of a poorly oxygenated
fetus
b. A category I tracing is highly predictive of a well oxygenated
fetus
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c. There is no difference in the predictability of a category I, II, or
III tracing - ANSWER-b. A category I tracing is highly predictive of
a well oxygenated fetus
One FHR pattern that is associated with an abnormal acid-base
status is
a. Minimal variability with no accels or decels
b. Recurrent variable decels with absent variability
c. Tachycardia with absent variability - ANSWER-b. Recurrent
variable decels with absent variability
The NICHD definitions are applicable to
a. Antepartum only
b. Antepartum and intrapartum
c. Intrapartum only - ANSWER-b. Antepartum and intrapartum
A wandering FHR baseline may be indicative of
a. Fetal seizure activity
b. Impending fetal death
CEFM EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
A patient receiving oxytocin has 17 ctx in 30 minutes, according to
the NICHD guidelines this is called
a. Hyperstimulation
b. Hypertonus
c. Tachysystole - ANSWER-c. Tachysystole
Maternal supine hypotension is caused mainly by compression of
the
a. Inferior vena cava
b. Spiral arteries
c. Uterine vessels - ANSWER-a. Inferior vena cava
Which factor influences blood flow to the uterus?
a. Fetal arterial pressure
b. Intervillous space flow
c. Maternal arterial vasoconstriction - ANSWER-c. Maternal
arterial vasoconstriction
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BMZ given to the mother can transiently affect the FHR by
a. Decreasing the variability
b. Increasing the variability
c. Lowering the baseline - ANSWER-a. Decreasing the variability
A FHR change that can be seen after administration of
butophanol (Stadol) is
a. Bradycardia
b. Marked variability
c. Sinusoidal-appearing - ANSWER-c. Sinusoidal-appearing
Which one of the following statements reflects the predictability of
fetal monitoring tracings?
a. A category II tracing is highly predictive of a poorly oxygenated
fetus
b. A category I tracing is highly predictive of a well oxygenated
fetus
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c. There is no difference in the predictability of a category I, II, or
III tracing - ANSWER-b. A category I tracing is highly predictive of
a well oxygenated fetus
One FHR pattern that is associated with an abnormal acid-base
status is
a. Minimal variability with no accels or decels
b. Recurrent variable decels with absent variability
c. Tachycardia with absent variability - ANSWER-b. Recurrent
variable decels with absent variability
The NICHD definitions are applicable to
a. Antepartum only
b. Antepartum and intrapartum
c. Intrapartum only - ANSWER-b. Antepartum and intrapartum
A wandering FHR baseline may be indicative of
a. Fetal seizure activity
b. Impending fetal death
