CEFM PRACTICE TEST / ACCURATE EXPERT VERIFIED CEFM PRACTICE TEST / ACCURATE EXPERT VERIFIED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES ACTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
FOR GUARANTEED PASS 2025 FOR GUARANTEED PASS 2025
What is the most sensitive method of assessing uterine activity?
The paper speed used with EFM in North America is: a. Intrauterine pressure catheter
a. 1cm/min b. Manual palpation
b. 2cm/min c. Maternal perception correct answera. Intrauterine pressure catheter
c. 3cm/min correct answerC. 3cm/min
When educating the patient about fetal monitoring, the most appropriate statement is
The US transducer on the EFM measures the a. A normal tracing indicates that your baby is well-oxygenated
a. Electrical signal of the fetal heart b. A normal tracing indicates that you have a healthy baby
b. Mechanical movement of the fetal heart reflected off of sound waves c. Continuous fetal monitoring will insure a better outcome for your baby correct answera. A normal
tracing indicates that your baby is well-oxygenated
c. R to R intervals of the fetal heart correct answerb. Mechanical movement of the fetal heart reflected
off of sound waves
In comparison to maternal blood, the affinity of fetal blood for oxygen is
The purpose of the autocorrelation in external monitoring is to a. Higher
a. Compare incoming waveforms for comparison b. Lower
b. Decrease signal to noise levels c. The same correct answera. Higher
c. Distinguish fetal from maternal heart rate correct answera. Compare incoming waveforms for
comparison
The process that requires energy to accomplish the passage of substances within the intervillous space is
a. Active transport
The area of maximum intensity of FHR is usually the fetal
b. Diffusion
a. Back
c. Facilitated diffusion correct answera. Active transport
b. Chest
c. Umbilicus correct answera. Back
The umbilical vein carries
a. Carbon dioxide from the fetus back to the placenta
Palpating the uterus is best performed by using the
b. Deoxygenated blood from the fetus to the placenta
a. Back of hand
c. Oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus correct answerc. Oxygenated blood from the
b. Fingertips placenta to the fetus
c. Palm correct answerB. Fingertips
Fetal hypoxia is best described as a condition of
, CEFM PRACTICE TEST / ACCURATE EXPERT VERIFIED CEFM PRACTICE TEST / ACCURATE EXPERT VERIFIED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES ACTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
FOR GUARANTEED PASS 2025 FOR GUARANTEED PASS 2025
a. Decreased oxygen in the blood
b. Decreased oxygen in the tissue Maternal supine hypotension is caused mainly by compression of the
c. Increased hydrogen ions in the blood correct answerb. Decreased oxygen in the tissue a. Inferior vena cava
b. Spiral arteries
Stimulation of the PNS causes the FHR to c. Uterine vessels correct answera. Inferior vena cava
a. Decrease
b. Increase Which factor influences blood flow to the uterus?
c. Remain the same correct answera. Decrease a. Fetal arterial pressure
b. Intervillous space flow
Chemoreceptors respond mainly to changes in c. Maternal arterial vasoconstriction correct answerc. Maternal arterial vasoconstriction
a. Blood pressure
b. Hormonal leves BMZ given to the mother can transiently affect the FHR by
c. Oxygen and CO2 levels correct answerc. Oxygen and CO2 levels a. Decreasing the variability
b. Increasing the variability
The fetus responses to a significant drop of PO2 by c. Lowering the baseline correct answera. Decreasing the variability
a. Increasing oxygen consumption
b. Reducing lactic acid production A FHR change that can be seen after administration of butophanol (Stadol) is
c. Shifting blood to vital organs correct answerc. Shifting blood to vital organs a. Bradycardia
b. Marked variability
Activation of fetal peripheral chemoreceptors results in which FHR change c. Sinusoidal-appearing correct answerc. Sinusoidal-appearing
a. Decrease
b. Increase Which one of the following statements reflects the predictability of fetal monitoring tracings?
c. No change correct answera. Decrease 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
A patient receiving oxytocin has 17 ctx in 30 minutes, according to the NICHD guidelines this is called c. There is no difference in the predictability of a category I, II, or III tracing correct answerb. A category I
tracing is highly predictive of a well oxygenated fetus
a. Hyperstimulation
b. Hypertonus
One FHR pattern that is associated with an abnormal acid-base status is
c. Tachysystole correct answerc. Tachysystole
ACTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES ACTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
FOR GUARANTEED PASS 2025 FOR GUARANTEED PASS 2025
What is the most sensitive method of assessing uterine activity?
The paper speed used with EFM in North America is: a. Intrauterine pressure catheter
a. 1cm/min b. Manual palpation
b. 2cm/min c. Maternal perception correct answera. Intrauterine pressure catheter
c. 3cm/min correct answerC. 3cm/min
When educating the patient about fetal monitoring, the most appropriate statement is
The US transducer on the EFM measures the a. A normal tracing indicates that your baby is well-oxygenated
a. Electrical signal of the fetal heart b. A normal tracing indicates that you have a healthy baby
b. Mechanical movement of the fetal heart reflected off of sound waves c. Continuous fetal monitoring will insure a better outcome for your baby correct answera. A normal
tracing indicates that your baby is well-oxygenated
c. R to R intervals of the fetal heart correct answerb. Mechanical movement of the fetal heart reflected
off of sound waves
In comparison to maternal blood, the affinity of fetal blood for oxygen is
The purpose of the autocorrelation in external monitoring is to a. Higher
a. Compare incoming waveforms for comparison b. Lower
b. Decrease signal to noise levels c. The same correct answera. Higher
c. Distinguish fetal from maternal heart rate correct answera. Compare incoming waveforms for
comparison
The process that requires energy to accomplish the passage of substances within the intervillous space is
a. Active transport
The area of maximum intensity of FHR is usually the fetal
b. Diffusion
a. Back
c. Facilitated diffusion correct answera. Active transport
b. Chest
c. Umbilicus correct answera. Back
The umbilical vein carries
a. Carbon dioxide from the fetus back to the placenta
Palpating the uterus is best performed by using the
b. Deoxygenated blood from the fetus to the placenta
a. Back of hand
c. Oxygenated blood from the placenta to the fetus correct answerc. Oxygenated blood from the
b. Fingertips placenta to the fetus
c. Palm correct answerB. Fingertips
Fetal hypoxia is best described as a condition of
, CEFM PRACTICE TEST / ACCURATE EXPERT VERIFIED CEFM PRACTICE TEST / ACCURATE EXPERT VERIFIED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES ACTUAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
FOR GUARANTEED PASS 2025 FOR GUARANTEED PASS 2025
a. Decreased oxygen in the blood
b. Decreased oxygen in the tissue Maternal supine hypotension is caused mainly by compression of the
c. Increased hydrogen ions in the blood correct answerb. Decreased oxygen in the tissue a. Inferior vena cava
b. Spiral arteries
Stimulation of the PNS causes the FHR to c. Uterine vessels correct answera. Inferior vena cava
a. Decrease
b. Increase Which factor influences blood flow to the uterus?
c. Remain the same correct answera. Decrease a. Fetal arterial pressure
b. Intervillous space flow
Chemoreceptors respond mainly to changes in c. Maternal arterial vasoconstriction correct answerc. Maternal arterial vasoconstriction
a. Blood pressure
b. Hormonal leves BMZ given to the mother can transiently affect the FHR by
c. Oxygen and CO2 levels correct answerc. Oxygen and CO2 levels a. Decreasing the variability
b. Increasing the variability
The fetus responses to a significant drop of PO2 by c. Lowering the baseline correct answera. Decreasing the variability
a. Increasing oxygen consumption
b. Reducing lactic acid production A FHR change that can be seen after administration of butophanol (Stadol) is
c. Shifting blood to vital organs correct answerc. Shifting blood to vital organs a. Bradycardia
b. Marked variability
Activation of fetal peripheral chemoreceptors results in which FHR change c. Sinusoidal-appearing correct answerc. Sinusoidal-appearing
a. Decrease
b. Increase Which one of the following statements reflects the predictability of fetal monitoring tracings?
c. No change correct answera. Decrease 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
A patient receiving oxytocin has 17 ctx in 30 minutes, according to the NICHD guidelines this is called c. There is no difference in the predictability of a category I, II, or III tracing correct answerb. A category I
tracing is highly predictive of a well oxygenated fetus
a. Hyperstimulation
b. Hypertonus
One FHR pattern that is associated with an abnormal acid-base status is
c. Tachysystole correct answerc. Tachysystole
