ACTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH
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The paper speed used C. 3cm/min
with EFM in North
America is: a. 1cm/min
b. 2cm/min
c. 3cm/min
The US transducer on the b. Mechanical movement of the fetal heart reflected off of
EFM measures the sound waves
a. Electrical signal of
thefetal heart
b. Mechanical
movementof the fetal heart
reflected off of sound waves
c. R to R intervals of
thefetal heart
The purpose of the a. Compare incoming waveforms for comparison
autocorrelation in external
monitoring is to
a. Compare incoming
waveforms for comparison b.
Decrease signal to noise
levels
c. Distinguish fetal from
maternal heart rate
,The area of maximum a. Back
intensity of FHR is usually
the fetal a. Back
b. Chest
c. Umbilicus
Palpating the uterus is best B. Fingertips
performed by using the
a. Back of hand
b. Fingertips
c. Palm
What is the most sensitive a. Intrauterine pressure catheter
method of assessing uterine
activity?
a. Intrauterine
pressurecatheter
b. Manual palpation
c. Maternal perception
a. A normal tracing indicates that your baby is welloxygenated
When educating the patient
about fetal monitoring, the
most appropriate statement
is a. A normal tracing
indicates that your baby is
well-oxygenated
b. A normal
tracingindicates that you
have a healthy baby
c. Continuous
fetalmonitoring will insure
a better outcome for your
baby
, In comparison to maternal a. Higher
blood, the affinity of fetal
blood for oxygen is a. Higher
b. Lower
c. The same
The process that requires a. Active transport
energy to accomplish the
passage of substances
within the intervillous space
is
a. Active transport
b. Diffusion
c. Facilitated diffusion
The umbilical vein carries a. c. Oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus
Carbon dioxide from the
fetus back to the placenta
b. Deoxygenated
bloodfrom the fetus to the
placenta
c. Oxygenated blood
fromthe placenta to the
fetus
b. Decreased oxygen in the tissue
Fetal hypoxia is best
described as a condition of
a. Decreased oxygen
inthe blood
b. Decreased oxygen
inthe tissue
c. Increased
hydrogenions in the blood