NCC EFM Cert. Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
BPP Score of 10 - CORRECT ANSWER - Normal
BPP Score of 8 - CORRECT ANSWER - Nl infant, low risk of chronic asphyxia
BPP Score of 6 - CORRECT ANSWER - Borderline result - rpt in 24hrs
BPP Score of 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Suspect chronic asphyxia
BPP Score of 0-2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Strongly suspect chronic asphyxia
Early manifestation of fetal acidosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Non-reacive NST and loss
of FBM
Change in FBM with maternal glucose changes? - CORRECT ANSWER - FBM incr. with
rising mGlu
FBM decr. with mHYPOglycemia
Maternal smoking effects FBM how? - CORRECT ANSWER - FBM decr. with
msmoking
Corticosteroids effects FBM? - CORRECT ANSWER - corticosteroids may decr. FBM
Maternal PAO2 at sea level? - CORRECT ANSWER - ~105mmHg
, Change in cardiac output and SVR in pre-E? - CORRECT ANSWER - CO and SVR
INCREASED in pre-E
Prolonged decels occured in ___% of uterine rupture? - CORRECT ANSWER - 71%
Signif. neonatal morbidity occured when ____min or longer elapsed between onset of HFR decel
and delivery. - CORRECT ANSWER - 18min
Normal arterial pH for healthy vaginal deliveries? - CORRECT ANSWER - 7.28+/- 0.05
Normal arterial pO2 for healthy vaginal deliveries? - CORRECT ANSWER - 18.0 +/- 6.2
Normal arterial pCO2 for healthy vaginal deliveries? - CORRECT ANSWER - 49.2 +/-
8.4
Normal base deficit for healthy vaginal deliveries? - CORRECT ANSWER - Less than 12
pH at which acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER - 7.2 (7.1)
Tachysystole - CORRECT ANSWER - >5 contractions in 10min
Baseline (defn) - CORRECT ANSWER - mean FHR rounded to increments of 5 BPM
during a 10min perioud excl. periodic or episodic changes, contractions, periods of marked
variability, and segments of baseline that differ by >25 BPM
Sinusoidal pattern? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fetal anemia
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
BPP Score of 10 - CORRECT ANSWER - Normal
BPP Score of 8 - CORRECT ANSWER - Nl infant, low risk of chronic asphyxia
BPP Score of 6 - CORRECT ANSWER - Borderline result - rpt in 24hrs
BPP Score of 4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Suspect chronic asphyxia
BPP Score of 0-2 - CORRECT ANSWER - Strongly suspect chronic asphyxia
Early manifestation of fetal acidosis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Non-reacive NST and loss
of FBM
Change in FBM with maternal glucose changes? - CORRECT ANSWER - FBM incr. with
rising mGlu
FBM decr. with mHYPOglycemia
Maternal smoking effects FBM how? - CORRECT ANSWER - FBM decr. with
msmoking
Corticosteroids effects FBM? - CORRECT ANSWER - corticosteroids may decr. FBM
Maternal PAO2 at sea level? - CORRECT ANSWER - ~105mmHg
, Change in cardiac output and SVR in pre-E? - CORRECT ANSWER - CO and SVR
INCREASED in pre-E
Prolonged decels occured in ___% of uterine rupture? - CORRECT ANSWER - 71%
Signif. neonatal morbidity occured when ____min or longer elapsed between onset of HFR decel
and delivery. - CORRECT ANSWER - 18min
Normal arterial pH for healthy vaginal deliveries? - CORRECT ANSWER - 7.28+/- 0.05
Normal arterial pO2 for healthy vaginal deliveries? - CORRECT ANSWER - 18.0 +/- 6.2
Normal arterial pCO2 for healthy vaginal deliveries? - CORRECT ANSWER - 49.2 +/-
8.4
Normal base deficit for healthy vaginal deliveries? - CORRECT ANSWER - Less than 12
pH at which acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER - 7.2 (7.1)
Tachysystole - CORRECT ANSWER - >5 contractions in 10min
Baseline (defn) - CORRECT ANSWER - mean FHR rounded to increments of 5 BPM
during a 10min perioud excl. periodic or episodic changes, contractions, periods of marked
variability, and segments of baseline that differ by >25 BPM
Sinusoidal pattern? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fetal anemia
