NCC EFM Exam Practice Questions

NCC EFM Exam Practice Questions 1. Oxygen is transferred from mom to fetus via the placenta through?: Pas- sive (Simple) Diffusion 2. Intervillous space perfusion is dependent on?: Adequate Uterine Blood Flow 3. Maternal Fetal Exchange is best promoted by which maternal position?: - Either Rt or Lt Lateral 4. What is transfer down the concentration gradient from higher to lower called?: Diffusion 5. The most likely physical rationale for recurrent late decels after epidural is?: Maternal Sympathetic Blockade 6. Which FHR pattern would be anticipated when monitoring mono-mono twins?: Variable Decels 7. Fetus can survive in an environment w/ a PO2 equal to adult venous blood d/t?: increased O2 carrying capacity 8. Variable decels are mediated primarily by?: baroreceptors 9. The sympathetic branch of the ANS influences FHR to?: increase 10. the average difference in baseline FHR b/w 30 & 40 weeks is?: 10bpm usually 5-6; 10 is closest 11. Fetal blood is most highly oxygenated in the?: Ductus Venosous 12. An abrupt rise in fetal bp can stimulate?: variable decels 13. During an acute episode of fetal hypoxemia, fetal blood flow is redistrib- uted primarily to the?: brain 14. Over the course of pregnancy, the FHR baseline?: decreases 15. FHR variability is dependent upon?: cerebral oxygen and intact CNS 16. chemoreceptors respond mainly to?: hypoxemia 17. pH: 7.22 pCO2: 50 HCO3: 24 BE: -3: normal acid-base status (if pH is normal, answer is normal) 18. Fetal respiratory academia is indicated by a pH of 7.04 and a PCO2 of?: 60 19. pH: 6.98