NCC EFM Exam Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers

NCC EFM Exam Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers Oxygen is transferred from mom to fetus via the placenta through? - Answer️️ -Passive (Simple) Diffusion Intervillous space perfusion is dependent on? - Answer️️ -Adequate Uterine Blood Flow Maternal Fetal Exchange is best promoted by which maternal position? - Answer️️ -Either Rt or Lt Lateral What is transfer down the concentration gradient from higher to lower called? - Answer️️ -Diffusion The most likely physical rationale for recurrent late decels after epidural is? - Answer️️ -Maternal Sympathetic Blockade Which FHR pattern would be anticipated when monitoring mono- mono twins? - Answer️️ -Variable Decels Fetus can survive in an environment w/ a PO2 equal to adult venous blood d/t? - Answer️️ -increased O2 carrying capacity Variable decels are mediated primarily by? - Answer️️ - baroreceptors The sympathetic branch of the ANS influences FHR to? - Answer️️ -increase ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:13 PM 2 the average difference in baseline FHR b/w 30 & 40 weeks is? - Answer️️ -10bpm usually 5-6; 10 is closest Fetal blood is most highly oxygenated in the? - Answer️️ -Ductus Venosous An abrupt rise in fetal bp can stimulate? - Answer️️ -variable decels During an acute episode of fetal hypoxemia, fetal blood flow is redistributed primarily to the? - Answer️️ -brain Over the course of pregnancy, the FHR baseline? - Answer️️ - decreases FHR variability is dependent upon? - Answer️️ -cerebral oxygen and intact CNS chemoreceptors respond mainly to? - Answer️️ -hypoxemia pH: 7.22 pCO2: 50 HCO3: 24 BE: -3 - Answer️️ -normal acid-base status (if pH is normal, answer is normal) ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:13 PM 3 Fetal respiratory academia is indicated by a pH of 7.04 and a PCO2 of? - Answer️️ -60 pH: 6.98 PCO2: 49 HCO3: 16 BE:-16 - Answer️️ -metabolic acidemia pH: 7.04 pCO2: 80 HCO3: 22 BE: -4 - Answer️️ -respiratory acidemia Fetal metabolic acidemia is indicated by an umbilical artery cord blood gas pH of 6.94 & BE of? - Answer️️ --12 Decels that occur with 50% ctx: - Answer️️ -intermittent An acceleration of FHR that is elicited during fetal scalp stim indicates a fetal pH of at least? - Answer️️ -7.19 FHR characteristic most predictive of a vigorous baby at birth is? - Answer️️ -variability EFM tracing w/ absent variability and recurrent late decels would be categorized as? - Answer️️ -abnormal (cat 3) ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Wednesday, August 21, 2024 12:13 PM 4 likely cause of fetal tachy w/ moderate variability in a term fetus? - Answer️️ -maternal fever FHR pattern likely to develop w/severe fetal anemia? - Answer️️ - sinusoidal marked variability is mediated by? - Answer️️ -adrenergic activity during 1st stage of labor for women w/ no risk factors, efm should be reviewed every? - Answer️️ -30 min. during 1st stage of labor for women w/complications, EFM should be reviewed every? - Answer️️ -15 min. during 2nd stage labor for women requiring oxytocin, EFM s