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NCC EFM Certification Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers Foramen ovale - answershunts blood from the right atrium directly into the left atrium allowing most blood to bypass the baby's developing lungs. Closes after birth from 6 months to 1 year. ductus arteriosus - answerconnects the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta, bypassing the lungs to the right ventricle. ductus venosus - answerShunts umbilical vein blood directly to Inferior Vena Cava. Allows blood from placenta to...

NCC EFM Test 1 Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers Variable decelerations are thought to be caused by: A. Fetal head compression B. Umbilical cord compression c. Uteroplacental insufficiency - answerB. Umbilical cord compression An appropriate treatment for recurrent variable decelerations with moderate variability during second stage pushing is: A. Amnioinfusion B. Modification of pushing efforts C. Oxygen at 10 liters per nonrebreather face mask. - answerB. Modification of push...

NCC EFM Exam Questions With Verified Solutions Normal arterial blood pH - answer> 7.10 Normal arterial blood pH mean value range - answer7.2-7.29 Metabolic Acidemia pH - answer< 7.10 Respiratory Acidemia pH - answer< 7.10 Normal arterial blood PO2 - answer> 20 Normal arterial blood PO2 mean value range - answer15-24 Metabolic Acidemia PO2 - answer< 20 Respiratory Acidemia PO2 - answervariable Normal arterial blood PCO2 - answer< 60 Normal arterial blood PCO2 mean val...

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 ...

EFM NCC Exam Questions With Verified Solutions Why use fetal monitoring? - answerPrimary goal is to prevent fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality (prevent injury and death to mother and/ or baby), to prevent bad patient outcomes. What percent of babies who experience a suboptimal event while being fetal monitored, develop cerebral palsy? - answer3% of babies with poor tracing develop cerebral palsy What are most sentinel events due to? - answerPoor communication between providers. Mos...

NCC-EFM Test Questions With Verified Solutions Uterine contractions are quantified as - answerthe number of contractions present in a 10 min window Normal frequency of uterine contractions - answer≤5 contractions in 10 min, averaged over a 30 min window Tachysystole is - answer>5 contractions in 10 min, averaged over a 30 min window. Should be qualified as to the presence or absence of FHR decelerations Terms describing uterine contractions that have been abandoned - answer"hyperst...

NCC EFM Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers Causes of uteroplacental perfusion decrease: - answer• HTN • Pregnancy • DM • Hypotension • Excessive uterine contractions (hypertonus) • Decreased surface area, edema, degenerative calcifications, infarcts, infection FHR reflects fetal oxygenation from which extrinsic factors: - answer• Maternal oxygenation • Uterine blood flow • Placental change • Umbilical blood flow FHR reflects oxygenation from which intrinsic...

NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers Which of the following factors can have a negative effect on uterine blood flow? a. Hypertension b. Epidural c. Hemorrhage d. Diabetes e. All of the above - answere. All of the above How does the fetus compensate for decreased maternal circulating volume? a. Increases cardiac output by increasing stroke volume. b. Increases cardiac output by increasing it's heart rate. c. Increases cardiac output...

NCC C-EFM CERT Exam Questions And Answers (Updated And Verified) - fetoscope! listens to how the valves of the heart close - Fetoscope is the only true auscultation tool. Doppler picks up heart motion. Fetoscope listens to the valves closing. - answerwhat is the ONLY true auscultation method? - easy - less charting - lower c/s rates - allows patient movement - non-invasive - cheaper - answerbenefits of fetoscope/auscultation? - requires 1-to-1 nursing care - can't assess variability...

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