NCC RNC- NIC Exam 2026/2027 | Actual Questions and Answers
Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
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The BPP
biophysical profile
measures 5 things:
i. - ✔✔1. Reactive HR
ii. 2. Breathing
iii. 3. Body movements
iv. 4. Fetal tone
v. 5. Amniotic fluid volume
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Physiologic cause of late decelerations
- ✔✔Transient interruption in fetal oxygenation during uterine contractions
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fetal fibronectin
- ✔✔Biochemical marker used to predict pre-term birth
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Intrauterine Pressure Catheter (IUPC)
- ✔✔A catheter that can be placed through the cervix into the uterus to measure uterine
pressure during labor. Some types of catheters may be inserted for the purpose of infusing
warmed saline to add additional intrauterine fluid when oligohydramnios is present. Useful
in the treatment of variable decelerations
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variability
- ✔✔most important FHR characteristic. It is the most important indicator of normal fetal pH
or acidosis. Moderate ___________ reliably predicts the absence of fetal metabolic acidosis.
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Accelerations in FHR
- ✔✔Reflect a sympathetic nervous system response and results in an increase in FHR
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Neural tube defects
- ✔✔Elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein is associated with
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Foramen ovale
- ✔✔Shunt that is responsible for the movement between RT and LT atria. In fetal life it
shunts RT to LT
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umbilical vein
- ✔✔delivers oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus
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Catacholamines
- ✔✔dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine
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catecholamines
- ✔✔Endogenous, when released during birth process they are responsible for glucose
homeostasis, thermoregulation, increasing BP, and stimulating surfactant production
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surfactant
- ✔✔decreases surface tension to maintain a functional residual capacity
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diaphragmatic hernia
- ✔✔presents as scaphoid abdomen, heart/breath sounds greater on the RT side
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diaphragmatic hernia
- ✔✔abnormal opening in the diaphragm that allows part of the abdominal organs to migrate
into the chest cavity
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Cephalohematoma
- ✔✔Swelling caused by bleeding between the osteum and periosteum of the skull. This
swelling does not cross suture lines.
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choanal atresia
- ✔✔cyanotic when quiet, but pinks up when crying is a sign of
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Esophagus
- ✔✔ETT tube is where if breath sounds can be heard in the lung fields and over the
stomach
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transient tachypnea of the newborn
- ✔✔On xray would appear as increased vascular markings with expansion of chest to the
tenth rib
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Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
•
The BPP
biophysical profile
measures 5 things:
i. - ✔✔1. Reactive HR
ii. 2. Breathing
iii. 3. Body movements
iv. 4. Fetal tone
v. 5. Amniotic fluid volume
•
Physiologic cause of late decelerations
- ✔✔Transient interruption in fetal oxygenation during uterine contractions
•
fetal fibronectin
- ✔✔Biochemical marker used to predict pre-term birth
•
Intrauterine Pressure Catheter (IUPC)
- ✔✔A catheter that can be placed through the cervix into the uterus to measure uterine
pressure during labor. Some types of catheters may be inserted for the purpose of infusing
warmed saline to add additional intrauterine fluid when oligohydramnios is present. Useful
in the treatment of variable decelerations
•
variability
- ✔✔most important FHR characteristic. It is the most important indicator of normal fetal pH
or acidosis. Moderate ___________ reliably predicts the absence of fetal metabolic acidosis.
•
Accelerations in FHR
- ✔✔Reflect a sympathetic nervous system response and results in an increase in FHR
•
Neural tube defects
- ✔✔Elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein is associated with
•
Foramen ovale
- ✔✔Shunt that is responsible for the movement between RT and LT atria. In fetal life it
shunts RT to LT
, •
umbilical vein
- ✔✔delivers oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus
•
Catacholamines
- ✔✔dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine
•
catecholamines
- ✔✔Endogenous, when released during birth process they are responsible for glucose
homeostasis, thermoregulation, increasing BP, and stimulating surfactant production
•
surfactant
- ✔✔decreases surface tension to maintain a functional residual capacity
•
diaphragmatic hernia
- ✔✔presents as scaphoid abdomen, heart/breath sounds greater on the RT side
•
diaphragmatic hernia
- ✔✔abnormal opening in the diaphragm that allows part of the abdominal organs to migrate
into the chest cavity
•
Cephalohematoma
- ✔✔Swelling caused by bleeding between the osteum and periosteum of the skull. This
swelling does not cross suture lines.
•
choanal atresia
- ✔✔cyanotic when quiet, but pinks up when crying is a sign of
•
Esophagus
- ✔✔ETT tube is where if breath sounds can be heard in the lung fields and over the
stomach
•
transient tachypnea of the newborn
- ✔✔On xray would appear as increased vascular markings with expansion of chest to the
tenth rib
•
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
