NCC EFM Cert. Exam / Comprehensive Study Guide –
Expert Strategies, Full Review of Key Topics, and
Practice Questions for Guaranteed Succes
Ductus venosus connects ______ to ______? - Answer--Umb. vein to IVC
Foramen ovale connects _______to______? - Answer--R. atrium to L. atrium
Ductus arteriosus connects _______ to _______? - Answer--Pulm. artery to aorta
Normal rate - Answer--110 to 160 BPM
Average baseline rate at 15wks gestation - Answer--160 BPM
Average rate in fetus with heart block - Answer--60 BPM (intrinsic ventricular or nodal rate)
Max duration of fetal nonreactivity? - Answer--80min
Sensitivity - Answer--Probablity of detecting a true positive
Specificity - Answer--Probability that true negative will be detected
, Sinusoidal pattern? - Answer--Fetal anemia
As many as ___% of infants with complete heart block have assoc. congenital cardiac malformations. -
Answer--50%
Mortality rate for newborns with complete heart block - Answer--25%
Newborn with complete heart block in absence of congen. heart disease frequently has neonatal
___________. - Answer--Lupus erthematosus
Baseline variability (defn) - Answer--Fluctuations in baseline FHR >2 cycles per minute (peak to trough);
irregular in amplitude and frequency
Sympathetic effects - Answer--Incr. HR, constricted peripheral and visceral blood vessels, vital organs
dilate and receive more blood
Gest. age at which autonomic nervous system is fully developed - Answer--~ 32wks
Primary indicator of fetal oxygenation - Answer--Presence or absence of variability
Location of chemoreceptors - Answer--aortic arch
Chemoreceptors respond to? - Answer--Changes in O2 and CO2
Location of baroreceptors - Answer--Aortic arch and carotid bodies
Maximal reactivity occurs when? - Answer--Late at night
Expert Strategies, Full Review of Key Topics, and
Practice Questions for Guaranteed Succes
Ductus venosus connects ______ to ______? - Answer--Umb. vein to IVC
Foramen ovale connects _______to______? - Answer--R. atrium to L. atrium
Ductus arteriosus connects _______ to _______? - Answer--Pulm. artery to aorta
Normal rate - Answer--110 to 160 BPM
Average baseline rate at 15wks gestation - Answer--160 BPM
Average rate in fetus with heart block - Answer--60 BPM (intrinsic ventricular or nodal rate)
Max duration of fetal nonreactivity? - Answer--80min
Sensitivity - Answer--Probablity of detecting a true positive
Specificity - Answer--Probability that true negative will be detected
, Sinusoidal pattern? - Answer--Fetal anemia
As many as ___% of infants with complete heart block have assoc. congenital cardiac malformations. -
Answer--50%
Mortality rate for newborns with complete heart block - Answer--25%
Newborn with complete heart block in absence of congen. heart disease frequently has neonatal
___________. - Answer--Lupus erthematosus
Baseline variability (defn) - Answer--Fluctuations in baseline FHR >2 cycles per minute (peak to trough);
irregular in amplitude and frequency
Sympathetic effects - Answer--Incr. HR, constricted peripheral and visceral blood vessels, vital organs
dilate and receive more blood
Gest. age at which autonomic nervous system is fully developed - Answer--~ 32wks
Primary indicator of fetal oxygenation - Answer--Presence or absence of variability
Location of chemoreceptors - Answer--aortic arch
Chemoreceptors respond to? - Answer--Changes in O2 and CO2
Location of baroreceptors - Answer--Aortic arch and carotid bodies
Maximal reactivity occurs when? - Answer--Late at night
