AWHONN fetal monitoring course
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
normal fetal heart rate range - CORRECT ANSWER - 110-160
what could it mean if FHR is high - CORRECT ANSWER - infection, low o2, young
what could it mean if FHR is low - CORRECT ANSWER - post date pregnancy
what is the number one way to know a babies age - CORRECT ANSWER - sonogram
what do you do if theres low amniotic fluid, variable decels - CORRECT ANSWER -
amnioinfusion
if baby is stressed, the baby will divert the blood flow to the brain, heart, and adrenals. this organ
won't get good blood flow which will lead to what? - CORRECT ANSWER - kidneys, low
urine output, low amniotic fluid
what category tracing is absent variability without decels - CORRECT ANSWER -2
what category tracing is absent variability with decels - CORRECT ANSWER -3
influences on fetal heart patterns that are outside the fetus - CORRECT ANSWER -
extrinsic
what type of influences are associated with maternal-fetal exchange:
-placenta
, -maternal utero placental circulation
-fetal placental circulation
-placental transfer
-uterine blood flow
-umbilical cord
-amniotic fluid - CORRECT ANSWER - extrinsic
ALL transfer takes place here - CORRECT ANSWER - intervillous space
all babies have this with uterine contraction but it's worse with a problematic placenta -
CORRECT ANSWER - transient hypoxemia
when is the only time you give an amnioinfusion - CORRECT ANSWER - cord
compression
influences on fetal heart rate that are inside the babies heart - CORRECT ANSWER -
intrinsic
where is the most oxygenated blood - CORRECT ANSWER - ductus venosus, liver
where does the blood go to avoid the lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - foramen ovale
if the baby has this, then they DO NOT have metabolic acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER -
moderate variability
what would cause a sympathetic response (things speed up, accelerations) - CORRECT
ANSWER - infection, movement , loud noise, repositioning
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
normal fetal heart rate range - CORRECT ANSWER - 110-160
what could it mean if FHR is high - CORRECT ANSWER - infection, low o2, young
what could it mean if FHR is low - CORRECT ANSWER - post date pregnancy
what is the number one way to know a babies age - CORRECT ANSWER - sonogram
what do you do if theres low amniotic fluid, variable decels - CORRECT ANSWER -
amnioinfusion
if baby is stressed, the baby will divert the blood flow to the brain, heart, and adrenals. this organ
won't get good blood flow which will lead to what? - CORRECT ANSWER - kidneys, low
urine output, low amniotic fluid
what category tracing is absent variability without decels - CORRECT ANSWER -2
what category tracing is absent variability with decels - CORRECT ANSWER -3
influences on fetal heart patterns that are outside the fetus - CORRECT ANSWER -
extrinsic
what type of influences are associated with maternal-fetal exchange:
-placenta
, -maternal utero placental circulation
-fetal placental circulation
-placental transfer
-uterine blood flow
-umbilical cord
-amniotic fluid - CORRECT ANSWER - extrinsic
ALL transfer takes place here - CORRECT ANSWER - intervillous space
all babies have this with uterine contraction but it's worse with a problematic placenta -
CORRECT ANSWER - transient hypoxemia
when is the only time you give an amnioinfusion - CORRECT ANSWER - cord
compression
influences on fetal heart rate that are inside the babies heart - CORRECT ANSWER -
intrinsic
where is the most oxygenated blood - CORRECT ANSWER - ductus venosus, liver
where does the blood go to avoid the lungs - CORRECT ANSWER - foramen ovale
if the baby has this, then they DO NOT have metabolic acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER -
moderate variability
what would cause a sympathetic response (things speed up, accelerations) - CORRECT
ANSWER - infection, movement , loud noise, repositioning
