NCC C-EFM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS.
Causes,of,fetal,heart,rate,(FHR),changes,not,related,directly,to,fetal,oxygenation,can,include,fetal,sleep,cy
cles,,extreme,prematurity,,and,maternal,conditions,such,as:,
a.,fever,and,infection,
b.,medication,and,positioning,
c.,substance,abuse,and,fever,ANS,-,,a.,fever,and,infection,
are,maternal,conditions,that,can,affect,the,fetal,heart,rate,without,being,related,to,fetal,oxygenation.,
Medication,can,trigger,nonhypoxic,changes,in,fetal,heart,rate,,but,maternal,conditions,such,as,positionin
g,can,cause,hypoxia,through,umbilical,cord,compression.,
Maternal,substance,abuse,could,lead,to,hypoxia,while,a,maternal,fever,is,associated,with,nonhypoxic,feta
l,heart,rate,changes
The,mechanism,for,placental,transport,of,oxygen,and,carbon,dioxide,is
a.,active,transport,
b.,facilitated,diffusion,
c.,passive,diffusion,ANS,-,,c.,passive,diffusion
A,fetal,death,occurred,less,than,a,week,after,a,negative,contraction,stress,test.,The,original,finding,would,
be,considered
a.,equivocal,
b.,false,negative,
c.,false,positive,ANS,-,,b.,false,negative
According,to,Murta,and,colleagues,,elevates,arginine,vasopressin,levels,are,implicated,in,
a.,saltatory,patterns,
b.,sinister,heart,patterns,
c.,sinosoidal,patterns,ANS,-,,c.,sinosoidal,patterns
, A,saltatory,pattern,which,shows,excessive,fetal,heart,rate,variability,in,brief,intervals,is,indicative,of,
a.,compensation,
b.,deterioration,
c.,mild,hypoxic,stress,ANS,-,,c.,mild,hypoxic,stress
The,quantification,of,bradycardia,is,based,on,
a.,actual,fetal,heart,rate,in,beats,per,minute,
b.,average,of,the,baseline,rate,in,ten,minute,period,
c.,duration,of,time,the,heart,rate,is,below,90,ANS,-,,a.,actual,fetal,heart,rate,in,beats,per,minute
Studies,have,shows,pulse,oximetry,as,an,adjunct,surveillance,method,has,what,impact,on,the,incidence,of
,cesarean,deliveries?,
a.,decreases,the,rate,
b.,has,no,effect,
c.,requires,more,study,ANS,-,,b.,has,no,effect
A,tracing,shows,fetal,bradycardia.,The,most,likely,cause,for,this,fetal,heart,rate,tracing,is,
a.,heart,block,
b.,sleep,
c.,traumatic,brain,injury,ANS,-,,a.,heart,block
Many,severely,anemic.,Rh-
affected,fetuses,do,not,have,a,sinusoidal,pattern,but,do,have,a,round,blunted,pattern,and,
a.,absent,accelerations,
b.,magnified,variability,peaks,
c.,fixed,baseline,rate,ANS,-,,a.,absent,accelerations
The,STAN,system,of,fetal,monitoring,persons,a,computer,analysis,of,the,fetal,ECG,specific,to,the,detection
,of,changes,in,the,
a.,QRS,amplitude,
COMPLETE ANSWERS.
Causes,of,fetal,heart,rate,(FHR),changes,not,related,directly,to,fetal,oxygenation,can,include,fetal,sleep,cy
cles,,extreme,prematurity,,and,maternal,conditions,such,as:,
a.,fever,and,infection,
b.,medication,and,positioning,
c.,substance,abuse,and,fever,ANS,-,,a.,fever,and,infection,
are,maternal,conditions,that,can,affect,the,fetal,heart,rate,without,being,related,to,fetal,oxygenation.,
Medication,can,trigger,nonhypoxic,changes,in,fetal,heart,rate,,but,maternal,conditions,such,as,positionin
g,can,cause,hypoxia,through,umbilical,cord,compression.,
Maternal,substance,abuse,could,lead,to,hypoxia,while,a,maternal,fever,is,associated,with,nonhypoxic,feta
l,heart,rate,changes
The,mechanism,for,placental,transport,of,oxygen,and,carbon,dioxide,is
a.,active,transport,
b.,facilitated,diffusion,
c.,passive,diffusion,ANS,-,,c.,passive,diffusion
A,fetal,death,occurred,less,than,a,week,after,a,negative,contraction,stress,test.,The,original,finding,would,
be,considered
a.,equivocal,
b.,false,negative,
c.,false,positive,ANS,-,,b.,false,negative
According,to,Murta,and,colleagues,,elevates,arginine,vasopressin,levels,are,implicated,in,
a.,saltatory,patterns,
b.,sinister,heart,patterns,
c.,sinosoidal,patterns,ANS,-,,c.,sinosoidal,patterns
, A,saltatory,pattern,which,shows,excessive,fetal,heart,rate,variability,in,brief,intervals,is,indicative,of,
a.,compensation,
b.,deterioration,
c.,mild,hypoxic,stress,ANS,-,,c.,mild,hypoxic,stress
The,quantification,of,bradycardia,is,based,on,
a.,actual,fetal,heart,rate,in,beats,per,minute,
b.,average,of,the,baseline,rate,in,ten,minute,period,
c.,duration,of,time,the,heart,rate,is,below,90,ANS,-,,a.,actual,fetal,heart,rate,in,beats,per,minute
Studies,have,shows,pulse,oximetry,as,an,adjunct,surveillance,method,has,what,impact,on,the,incidence,of
,cesarean,deliveries?,
a.,decreases,the,rate,
b.,has,no,effect,
c.,requires,more,study,ANS,-,,b.,has,no,effect
A,tracing,shows,fetal,bradycardia.,The,most,likely,cause,for,this,fetal,heart,rate,tracing,is,
a.,heart,block,
b.,sleep,
c.,traumatic,brain,injury,ANS,-,,a.,heart,block
Many,severely,anemic.,Rh-
affected,fetuses,do,not,have,a,sinusoidal,pattern,but,do,have,a,round,blunted,pattern,and,
a.,absent,accelerations,
b.,magnified,variability,peaks,
c.,fixed,baseline,rate,ANS,-,,a.,absent,accelerations
The,STAN,system,of,fetal,monitoring,persons,a,computer,analysis,of,the,fetal,ECG,specific,to,the,detection
,of,changes,in,the,
a.,QRS,amplitude,
