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CEFM PRACTICE TEST EXAM 2025|
BRAND NEW EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
A patient receiving oxytocin has 17 ctx in 30 minutes, according to the
100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS | NICHD guidelines this is called
GUARANTEED SUCCESS| ACE YOUR a. Hyperstimulation
GRADES. b. Hypertonus
Chemoreceptors respond mainly to changes in c. Tachysystole - Correct Answer-c. Tachysystole
a. Blood pressure
b. Hormonal leves
c. Oxygen and CO2 levels - Correct Answer-c. Oxygen and CO2 levels
Maternal supine hypotension is caused mainly by compression of the
a. Inferior vena cava
b. Spiral arteries
The fetus responses to a significant drop of PO2 by c. Uterine vessels - Correct Answer-a. Inferior vena cava
a. Increasing oxygen consumption
b. Reducing lactic acid production
c. Shifting blood to vital organs - Correct Answer-c. Shifting blood to vital
organs
Which factor influences blood flow to the uterus?
a. Fetal arterial pressure
b. Intervillous space flow
c. Maternal arterial vasoconstriction - Correct Answer-c. Maternal arterial
Activation of fetal peripheral chemoreceptors results in which FHR change vasoconstriction
a. Decrease
b. Increase
c. No change - Correct Answer-a. Decrease
BMZ given to the mother can transiently affect the FHR by
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a. Decreasing the variability c. Tachycardia with absent variability - Correct Answer-b. Recurrent
variable decels with absent variability
b. Increasing the variability
c. Lowering the baseline - Correct Answer-a. Decreasing the variability
The NICHD definitions are applicable to
a. Antepartum only
A FHR change that can be seen after administration of butophanol (Stadol)
is b. Antepartum and intrapartum
a. Bradycardia c. Intrapartum only - Correct Answer-b. Antepartum and intrapartum
b. Marked variability
c. Sinusoidal-appearing - Correct Answer-c. Sinusoidal-appearing
A wandering FHR baseline may be indicative of
a. Fetal seizure activity
Which one of the following statements reflects the predictability of fetal b. Impending fetal death
monitoring tracings?
c. Maternal medication administration - Correct Answer-b. Impending fetal
a. A category II tracing is highly predictive of a poorly oxygenated fetus death
b. A category I tracing is highly predictive of a well oxygenated fetus
c. There is no difference in the predictability of a category I, II, or III tracing
- Correct Answer-b. A category I tracing is highly predictive of a well
oxygenated fetus
A fetal heart rate pattern that is likely to be seen with maternal hypothermia
is
a. Bradycardia
b. Marked variability
One FHR pattern that is associated with an abnormal acid-base status is
c. Tachycardia - Correct Answer-a. Bradycardia
a. Minimal variability with no accels or decels
b. Recurrent variable decels with absent variability
CEFM PRACTICE TEST EXAM 2025|
BRAND NEW EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
A patient receiving oxytocin has 17 ctx in 30 minutes, according to the
100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS | NICHD guidelines this is called
GUARANTEED SUCCESS| ACE YOUR a. Hyperstimulation
GRADES. b. Hypertonus
Chemoreceptors respond mainly to changes in c. Tachysystole - Correct Answer-c. Tachysystole
a. Blood pressure
b. Hormonal leves
c. Oxygen and CO2 levels - Correct Answer-c. Oxygen and CO2 levels
Maternal supine hypotension is caused mainly by compression of the
a. Inferior vena cava
b. Spiral arteries
The fetus responses to a significant drop of PO2 by c. Uterine vessels - Correct Answer-a. Inferior vena cava
a. Increasing oxygen consumption
b. Reducing lactic acid production
c. Shifting blood to vital organs - Correct Answer-c. Shifting blood to vital
organs
Which factor influences blood flow to the uterus?
a. Fetal arterial pressure
b. Intervillous space flow
c. Maternal arterial vasoconstriction - Correct Answer-c. Maternal arterial
Activation of fetal peripheral chemoreceptors results in which FHR change vasoconstriction
a. Decrease
b. Increase
c. No change - Correct Answer-a. Decrease
BMZ given to the mother can transiently affect the FHR by
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a. Decreasing the variability c. Tachycardia with absent variability - Correct Answer-b. Recurrent
variable decels with absent variability
b. Increasing the variability
c. Lowering the baseline - Correct Answer-a. Decreasing the variability
The NICHD definitions are applicable to
a. Antepartum only
A FHR change that can be seen after administration of butophanol (Stadol)
is b. Antepartum and intrapartum
a. Bradycardia c. Intrapartum only - Correct Answer-b. Antepartum and intrapartum
b. Marked variability
c. Sinusoidal-appearing - Correct Answer-c. Sinusoidal-appearing
A wandering FHR baseline may be indicative of
a. Fetal seizure activity
Which one of the following statements reflects the predictability of fetal b. Impending fetal death
monitoring tracings?
c. Maternal medication administration - Correct Answer-b. Impending fetal
a. A category II tracing is highly predictive of a poorly oxygenated fetus death
b. A category I tracing is highly predictive of a well oxygenated fetus
c. There is no difference in the predictability of a category I, II, or III tracing
- Correct Answer-b. A category I tracing is highly predictive of a well
oxygenated fetus
A fetal heart rate pattern that is likely to be seen with maternal hypothermia
is
a. Bradycardia
b. Marked variability
One FHR pattern that is associated with an abnormal acid-base status is
c. Tachycardia - Correct Answer-a. Bradycardia
a. Minimal variability with no accels or decels
b. Recurrent variable decels with absent variability
