AWHONN FETAL MONITORING EXAM | STUDY QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS RATED A+

AWHONN FETAL MONITORING
EXAM | STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS RATED A+

What should ph be
- correct answer - 7.10 or higher


What should co2 be
- correct answer - 60 or lower


What should base excess or base deficit be
- correct answer - 12 or lower


If co2 is greater than 60, what type of acidosis
- correct answer - respiratory


If base excess greater than 12, what type of acidosis
- correct answer - metabolic


The approximate mean fhr rounded to increments of ____ bpm
during a ____ minute window, excluding:
-accelerations and deceleratons
-periods of marked variability

, - correct answer - baseline fetal heart rate, 5, 10


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
- correct answer - 2, 10


Bradycardia is a baseline of < ____ bpm for > ___ minutes
- correct answer - 110, 10


Tachycardia is a baseline of >___ bpm for >___ minutes
- correct answer - 160, 10


What can cause bradycardia - correct answer - contractions,
high pitocin


What can cause tachycardia - correct answer - infection, drugs,
hypothyroid, fetal anemia


Smooth wavelike pattern for at least ____ minutes, associated
with fetal _____
- correct answer - sinusoidal, 20, anemia


What can cause sinusoidal fhr
- correct answer - bleeding