ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS ASSURED A+

ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS ASSURED A+

Which of the following dysrhythmias may progress to atrial fibrillation or

atrial flutter? A. Premature atrial contractions (PACs)

B. Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)

C. Sinus tachycardia - SVT)



Which of the following is not commonly caused by administration of

indomethacin? A. Decreased fetal urine (decreased amniotic fluid index

[AFI])

B. Decreased FHR baseline

C. Increased variable decelerations -

Which of the following is not commonly caused by terbutaline

administration? A. Increased FHR baseline

B. Decreased FHR late decelerations

C. Increased maternal HR



Which of the following is not commonly caused by nifedipine

administration? A. Maternal hypotension

B. Decreased uterine blood flow

C. Increased FHR accelerations

Which of the following would likely be affected by betamethasone

administration? A. Fetal echocardiogram

B. Biophysical profile (BPP) score

C. Contraction stress test (CST) -

,Fetal breathing decreased with betamethasone administration



Which of the following is a common EFM finding when monitoring a

preterm fetus? A. Decreased baseline

B. Variable decelerations



C. Increased FHR variability

decelerations



Which of the following is most strongly correlated with placental

abruption? A. Uncontrolled gestational diabetes

B. Multiple gestation

C. Uncontrolled hypertension -



Which of the following is not typically associated with a post-term

pregnancy? A. Meconium-stained amniotic fluid

B. Presence of late decelerations in the fetal heart rate
C. Polyhydramnios -

Which of the following is the most appropriate method of monitoring a

patient who is a gestational diabetic?

• Daily NSTs

• Twice-weekly BPPs

Weekly contraction stress tests -

Which of the following is not commonly caused by

magnesium sulfate? A. Increased FHR baseline

B. Decreased FHR variability

,C. Decreased FHR accelerations

Which of the following FHR changes would not typically be seen in a mother

with chorioamnionitis?

A. Increased

baseline B.

Increased

variability

C. Decreased accelerations -

Which of the following is false regarding electronic fetal

monitoring of twins? A. Both twins must be monitored, as opposed

to monitoring one twin at a time

B. Twins rarely have accelerations and decelerations

simultaneously, and tracings should appear distinctly different

C. Twins must be identified and monitored as A or B throughout the entire

antenatal and intrapartum periods - CORRECT ANSWERS

pH 6.9, PO2 15, PCO2 55, HCO3 18, BE -22




The nurse reviews the arterial gas results and concludes that the

fetus had acidosis. With results such as these, you would expect a

resuscitation.

A. Metabolic;

lengthy B.

Metabolic; short

C. Respiratory; lengthy -

, Cord blood gases from one of the umbilical arteries best

represent A. The status of fetal acid-base balance

B. The status of maternal oxygenation

C. The status of placental function

A modified biophysical profile (mBPP) is considered normal if

A. NST is reactive and the mother reports at least 10 fetal

movements in 2 hours B. NST is reactive and the amniotic

fluid index (AFI) is greater than 5 cm

C. There are no decelerations following contractions -



Which of the following is not a component of

a BPP? A. Amniotic fluid index (AFI)

B. Fetal breathing

C. Nonstress test (NST) -



(Should be volume, no index)



A contraction stress test (CST) is done. During the testing, there were

three contractions in 10 minutes, no decals, the baseline was 145, and

there was moderate variability. This is interpreted as

A.

Negati

ve B.

Positive

C. Suspicious

Which of the following is most likely to result in absent end diastolic flow