AWHONN INTERMEDIATE FETAL MONITORING
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS(A+
SOLUTION GUIDE)
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cextrinsic cinfluence con cthe cFHR? c- canswersC. cFetal-
placental ccirculation
The cmost chighly coxygenated cblood cin cfetal ccirculation cis ccarried cby: c- canswersC.
cDuctus cvenosus
If cfetal carterial cpressure cbegins cto cfall cbelow cnormal clevels: c- canswersA.
cBaroreceptors ccause cvasoconstriction cand cincrease cthe cFHR
Fetal cheart crate cvariability cis cdefined cas cfluctuations cin cthe cbaseline cthat care
cirregular cin c_____ cand c_____. c- canswersB. cAmplitude cand cfrequency
An cincrease cin cthe cfetal cheart crate cimmediately cpreceding ca cvariable cdeceleration
cis ccaused cby: c- canswersA. cOcclusion cof cthe cumbilical cvein
When cassessing ca cFHR ctracing, cthe cfirst cstep cis cto: c- canswersC. cEstablish cthe
cbaseline crate
Which cdeceleration cin cthe cFHR cis cconsidered cbenign cand cdoes cnot crequire can
cintervention cto ccorrect? c- canswersA. cEarly cdeceleration
If cthe cumbilical cvein cis cthe conly cvessel coccluded cduring ccord ccompression c-
canswersB. cOxygenated cblood cmay cbe crestricted cfrom cbeing cdelivered cto cthe cfetus
During ca cfetal csleep ccycle, cFHR cvariability cis cusually c____. c- canswersC. cMinimal
Uterine ctachysystole cis cdefined cas: c- canswersB. c>5 ccontractions cin c10 cmind cover
c30 cminutes
Maternal-fetal coxygen cand cnutrient ctransfer ctakes cplace cin cthe: c- canswersB.
cintervillous cspace
During ca ccontraction, cthe ctocodynamometer cdetects: c- canswersA. cPressure ccreated
cby ctensing cof cuterine cmuscle
Normal cfetal cheart crate cbaseline cis: c- canswersC. c110-160 cbpm
Following cbirth, ca cfetal ccord cblood csample cis ctaken. cThe cresults care:
cpH: c6.95
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS(A+
SOLUTION GUIDE)
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cextrinsic cinfluence con cthe cFHR? c- canswersC. cFetal-
placental ccirculation
The cmost chighly coxygenated cblood cin cfetal ccirculation cis ccarried cby: c- canswersC.
cDuctus cvenosus
If cfetal carterial cpressure cbegins cto cfall cbelow cnormal clevels: c- canswersA.
cBaroreceptors ccause cvasoconstriction cand cincrease cthe cFHR
Fetal cheart crate cvariability cis cdefined cas cfluctuations cin cthe cbaseline cthat care
cirregular cin c_____ cand c_____. c- canswersB. cAmplitude cand cfrequency
An cincrease cin cthe cfetal cheart crate cimmediately cpreceding ca cvariable cdeceleration
cis ccaused cby: c- canswersA. cOcclusion cof cthe cumbilical cvein
When cassessing ca cFHR ctracing, cthe cfirst cstep cis cto: c- canswersC. cEstablish cthe
cbaseline crate
Which cdeceleration cin cthe cFHR cis cconsidered cbenign cand cdoes cnot crequire can
cintervention cto ccorrect? c- canswersA. cEarly cdeceleration
If cthe cumbilical cvein cis cthe conly cvessel coccluded cduring ccord ccompression c-
canswersB. cOxygenated cblood cmay cbe crestricted cfrom cbeing cdelivered cto cthe cfetus
During ca cfetal csleep ccycle, cFHR cvariability cis cusually c____. c- canswersC. cMinimal
Uterine ctachysystole cis cdefined cas: c- canswersB. c>5 ccontractions cin c10 cmind cover
c30 cminutes
Maternal-fetal coxygen cand cnutrient ctransfer ctakes cplace cin cthe: c- canswersB.
cintervillous cspace
During ca ccontraction, cthe ctocodynamometer cdetects: c- canswersA. cPressure ccreated
cby ctensing cof cuterine cmuscle
Normal cfetal cheart crate cbaseline cis: c- canswersC. c110-160 cbpm
Following cbirth, ca cfetal ccord cblood csample cis ctaken. cThe cresults care:
cpH: c6.95
