NARM (Prenatal) Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
Define acidemia Correct Answers Increased concentration of
hydrogen ions in the blood
Define acidosis Correct Answers Increased concentration of
hydrogen ions in the tissues of the body
Define avulsed cord Correct Answers When the umbilical cord
detaches from the placenta with traction
Define bradycardia and tachycardia Correct Answers
Tachycardia if baseline is <110bmp
Bradycardia if baseline is >160bpm
Define chorioamnionitis and sypmtoms Correct Answers
When the PROM occurs and the membranes become infected.
Maternal fever, tachycardia, uterine tenderness
Define cotyledon Correct Answers irregular convex areas that
transmit fetal blood and allow exchange of oxygen and nutrients
with the maternal blood.
Define early decel Correct Answers Visually apparent gradual
decrease of FHR below baseline. Return to baseline associated
with a uterine contraction. The nadir of the deceleration occurs
at the same time as the peak of the contraction. Generally, the
onset, nadir, and recovery of the deceleration occur at the same
time as the onset, peak, and recovery of the contraction,
respectively.
, Define Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) Correct
Answers A descriptive term that describes the type of lesion
seen in the brains of newborns who survive a severe asphyxia
Define late decel Correct Answers Visually apparent gradual
decrease of FHR belowbaseline. Return to baseline associated
with a uterine contraction. The nadir of the deceleration occurs
after the peak of the contraction. Generally, the onset, nadir, and
recovery of the deceleration occurafter the onset, peak, and
recovery of the contraction, respectively
Define marked variability Correct Answers Amplitude from
peak to trough > 25 bpm
Define MAS Correct Answers Meconium aspiration
syndrome, when meconium is present below the vocal cords
Define minimal variability Correct Answers Amplitude from
peak to trough < undetectable and ≤ 5 bpm.
Define moderate variability Correct Answers Amplitude from
peak to trough 6-25 bpm
Define primary and secondary postpartum hemorrhage Correct
Answers Primary- first 24 hours
Secondary- after 24 hours
Define prolonged deceleration Correct Answers Visually
apparent decrease in FHR below baseline. Decrease ≥ 15 bpm
below baseline. Duration ≥ 2minutes but < 10 minutes from
onset to return to baseline
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