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1|Page | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+Fetal heart monitoring Questions
and Answers (100% Pass)
Variability
✓ the single greatest indicator of fetal well-being
✓
✓ demonstrates interplay between sympathetic (↑ HR) and
parasympathetic (↓ HR) central nervous system
✓
✓ Everything else can be perfect but if the variability is bad, your fetus is
bad
Four categories of baseline variability
✓ 1. absent
✓ 2. minimal
✓ 3. moderate
✓ 4. marked
Absent variability
✓ smooth line; range undetectable; Bad
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Minimal variability
✓ <5 bpm; scariest one because you don't know if it's ok or not
Minimal variability lasting <20-30 min?
✓ Okay, baby is just sleeping
Minimal variability presenting after opioid/narcotic administration?
✓ okay, we caused it so we know why
unknown reason for minimal variability
✓ scary! something must be done
moderate variability
✓ perfect!!! fluctuation range from 6-25bpm
✓
✓ represents an intact nervous pathway and adequate fetal
oxygenation
marked variability
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