EFM Exam Questions With Verified Solutions

EFM Exam Questions With Verified Solutions What is a normal fetal heart rate - answer110 to 160 how do you determine the base line fhr on a strip - answer- the mean fhr rounded to increments of 5 bpm -during a ten minute period -exclude all decels, accels and marked variability -need 2 min of definition base or use previous 10 min define bradycardia as related to a fetal heart rate - answer 110 what can bradycardia suggest - answerhypoxia define hypoxia - answeran o2 deficiency in body tissues define tachycardia as it relates to fetal heart rate - answer 160 what can cause tachycardia - answer-hypoxia -maternal fever -infection (fetus or mom) what is the most sensative predictor of o2 status in the fetus - answervariability what specific system in the fetus does variability show the status of - answer-o2 status of the autonomic nervous system (part of the cns) what factors influence variability - answer-decrease o2 in the fetal cns -narcotics -prematurity -fetal sleep -abnormalitys in the fetal cns, heart or both define variability - answer-fluctuations in the baseline fhr