NCC C-EFM STUDY GUIDE PART 2
EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS PASSED ALREADY
GRADED A+
In the US, the paper speed on the monitor is set to: - Correct Answer ✔✔ 3 cm/min
The ultrasound transducer on the EFM measures the: - Correct Answer ✔✔ mechanical
movement of the fetal heart reflected off of sound waves
What is the purpose of autocorrelation in the EFM? - Correct Answer ✔✔ to compare
incoming waveforms for comparison (correlation)
The area of maximum intensity of the FHR is usually the fetal: - Correct Answer ✔✔
back
Palpating the uterus is best performed by using the: - Correct Answer ✔✔ fingertips
What is the most sensitive method of assessing uterine activity? - Correct Answer ✔✔
IUPC
In comparison to maternal blood, the affinity of fetal blood for oxygen is: - Correct
Answer ✔✔ higher
The process that requires energy to accomplish the passage of substances within the
intervillous space is: - Correct Answer ✔✔ active transport
The umbilical vein carries: - Correct Answer ✔✔ oxygenated blood from placenta to
fetus
Fetal hypoxia is best described as a condition of
A. Decreased oxygen in the blood
B. Decreased oxygen in the tissue
C. Increased hydrogen ions in the blood - Correct Answer ✔✔ B. Decreased oxygen in
the tissue
Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system causes the FHR to: - Correct
Answer ✔✔ decrease
Chemoreceptors respond mainly to changes in: - Correct Answer ✔✔ oxygen and
carbon dioxide levels
, The fetus responds to a significant drop of PO2 by: - Correct Answer ✔✔ shifting blood
to vital organs
Activation of fetal chemoreceptors results in which FHR change?
A. Decrease
B. Increase
C. No change - Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Decrease
Tachycardia is associated with increased: - Correct Answer ✔✔ sympathetic tone
Betamethasone given to the mother can transiently affect the FHR by ______________
variability - Correct Answer ✔✔ decreasing
What fetal HR change can be seen after administration of butorphanol (stadol)? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ sinusoidal-appearing
A wandering FHR baseline may be indicative of: - Correct Answer ✔✔ impending fetal
death
The FHR pattern that is likely to be seen with maternal hypothermia is: - Correct Answer
✔✔ bradycardia
Baseline FHR variability is determined in what amount of time, excluding accelerations
and decelerations? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 10 minutes
According to NICHD definitions, which of the following decelerations must drop by at
least 14 seconds?
a. early
b. late
c. prolonged - Correct Answer ✔✔ c. prolonged
What is the primary source of oxygen for the fetus? - Correct Answer ✔✔ the maternal
respiratory system
fetal oxygenation can be seriously jeopardized by: - Correct Answer ✔✔ maternal
hypotension
Fetal chemoreceptors are stimulated by: - Correct Answer ✔✔ an increase in CO2
When chemoreceptors are stimulated, the FHR may: - Correct Answer ✔✔ decrease or
decelerate
When fetal baroceptors are stimulated by RISING pressure, the FHR will: - Correct
Answer ✔✔ decrease or decelerate
EXAM QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS PASSED ALREADY
GRADED A+
In the US, the paper speed on the monitor is set to: - Correct Answer ✔✔ 3 cm/min
The ultrasound transducer on the EFM measures the: - Correct Answer ✔✔ mechanical
movement of the fetal heart reflected off of sound waves
What is the purpose of autocorrelation in the EFM? - Correct Answer ✔✔ to compare
incoming waveforms for comparison (correlation)
The area of maximum intensity of the FHR is usually the fetal: - Correct Answer ✔✔
back
Palpating the uterus is best performed by using the: - Correct Answer ✔✔ fingertips
What is the most sensitive method of assessing uterine activity? - Correct Answer ✔✔
IUPC
In comparison to maternal blood, the affinity of fetal blood for oxygen is: - Correct
Answer ✔✔ higher
The process that requires energy to accomplish the passage of substances within the
intervillous space is: - Correct Answer ✔✔ active transport
The umbilical vein carries: - Correct Answer ✔✔ oxygenated blood from placenta to
fetus
Fetal hypoxia is best described as a condition of
A. Decreased oxygen in the blood
B. Decreased oxygen in the tissue
C. Increased hydrogen ions in the blood - Correct Answer ✔✔ B. Decreased oxygen in
the tissue
Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system causes the FHR to: - Correct
Answer ✔✔ decrease
Chemoreceptors respond mainly to changes in: - Correct Answer ✔✔ oxygen and
carbon dioxide levels
, The fetus responds to a significant drop of PO2 by: - Correct Answer ✔✔ shifting blood
to vital organs
Activation of fetal chemoreceptors results in which FHR change?
A. Decrease
B. Increase
C. No change - Correct Answer ✔✔ A. Decrease
Tachycardia is associated with increased: - Correct Answer ✔✔ sympathetic tone
Betamethasone given to the mother can transiently affect the FHR by ______________
variability - Correct Answer ✔✔ decreasing
What fetal HR change can be seen after administration of butorphanol (stadol)? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ sinusoidal-appearing
A wandering FHR baseline may be indicative of: - Correct Answer ✔✔ impending fetal
death
The FHR pattern that is likely to be seen with maternal hypothermia is: - Correct Answer
✔✔ bradycardia
Baseline FHR variability is determined in what amount of time, excluding accelerations
and decelerations? - Correct Answer ✔✔ 10 minutes
According to NICHD definitions, which of the following decelerations must drop by at
least 14 seconds?
a. early
b. late
c. prolonged - Correct Answer ✔✔ c. prolonged
What is the primary source of oxygen for the fetus? - Correct Answer ✔✔ the maternal
respiratory system
fetal oxygenation can be seriously jeopardized by: - Correct Answer ✔✔ maternal
hypotension
Fetal chemoreceptors are stimulated by: - Correct Answer ✔✔ an increase in CO2
When chemoreceptors are stimulated, the FHR may: - Correct Answer ✔✔ decrease or
decelerate
When fetal baroceptors are stimulated by RISING pressure, the FHR will: - Correct
Answer ✔✔ decrease or decelerate
