AWHONN fetal monitoring course Questions and
Answers
moderate variability Correct Ans-if the baby has this, then they DO NOT have metabolic
acidosis
infection, movement , loud noise, repositioning Correct Ans-what would cause a
sympathetic response (things speed up, accelerations)
variable decel, early decal, post dates, head compression Correct Ans-what would cause
parasympathetic response
vagus nerve Correct Ans-what nerve decreases bp
hypoxemia Correct Ans-during this, the blood flow gets shunted to the brain heart and
adrenals. can't tolerate labor
fetal reserve Correct Ans-the degree of hypoxemia a fetus can tolerate before true tissue
hypoxia and acidosis occur
normal baseline, moderate variability, no late or variable decels Correct Ans-3 things that
indicate fetal well being
late or variable decels Correct Ans-signs of utero-placental insufficiency
, AWHONN fetal monitoring course Questions and
Answers
change position Correct Ans-what is the first thing you should do with recurrent late decels
7.10 or higher Correct Ans-what should pH be
60 or lower Correct Ans-what should CO2 be
12 or lower Correct Ans-what should base excess or base deficit be
respiratory Correct Ans-if CO2 is greater than 60, what type of acidosis
metabolic Correct Ans-if base excess greater than 12, what type of acidosis
baseline fetal heart rate, 5, 10 Correct Ans-the approximate mean FHR rounded to
increments of ____ bpm during a ____ minute window, excluding:
-accelerations and deceleratons
-periods of marked variability
2, 10 Correct Ans-for baseline fetal heart rate there must be at least ___ minutes of
identifiable baseline segments in a ___ minute window or the baseline for that period is
indeterminate
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