NCC EFM Exam Practice
53Questions
with Complete correct
answers/2023/2024/Graded A+
Oxygen is transferred from mom to fetus via the placenta through? - -Passive
(Simple) Diffusion
-Intervillous space perfusion is dependent on? - -Adequate Uterine Blood Flow
-Maternal Fetal Exchange is best promoted by which maternal position? - -Either
Rt or Lt Lateral
-What is transfer down the concentration gradient from higher to lower called? - -
Diffusion
-The most likely physical rationale for recurrent late decels after epidural is? - -
Maternal Sympathetic Blockade
-Which FHR pattern would be anticipated when monitoring mono-mono twins? -
-Variable Decels
-Fetus can survive in an environment w/ a PO2 equal to adult venous blood d/t? -
-increased O2 carrying capacity
-Variable decels are mediated primarily by? - -baroreceptors
-The sympathetic branch of the ANS influences FHR to? - -increase
-the average difference in baseline FHR b/w 30 & 40 weeks is? - -10bpm
usually 5-6; 10 is closest
-Fetal blood is most highly oxygenated in the? - -Ductus Venosous
-An abrupt rise in fetal bp can stimulate? - -variable decels
-During an acute episode of fetal hypoxemia, fetal blood flow is redistributed
primarily to the? - -brain
-Over the course of pregnancy, the FHR baseline? - -decreases
-FHR variability is dependent upon? - -cerebral oxygen and intact CNS
-chemoreceptors respond mainly to? - -hypoxemia
-pH: 7.22
pCO2: 50
53Questions
with Complete correct
answers/2023/2024/Graded A+
Oxygen is transferred from mom to fetus via the placenta through? - -Passive
(Simple) Diffusion
-Intervillous space perfusion is dependent on? - -Adequate Uterine Blood Flow
-Maternal Fetal Exchange is best promoted by which maternal position? - -Either
Rt or Lt Lateral
-What is transfer down the concentration gradient from higher to lower called? - -
Diffusion
-The most likely physical rationale for recurrent late decels after epidural is? - -
Maternal Sympathetic Blockade
-Which FHR pattern would be anticipated when monitoring mono-mono twins? -
-Variable Decels
-Fetus can survive in an environment w/ a PO2 equal to adult venous blood d/t? -
-increased O2 carrying capacity
-Variable decels are mediated primarily by? - -baroreceptors
-The sympathetic branch of the ANS influences FHR to? - -increase
-the average difference in baseline FHR b/w 30 & 40 weeks is? - -10bpm
usually 5-6; 10 is closest
-Fetal blood is most highly oxygenated in the? - -Ductus Venosous
-An abrupt rise in fetal bp can stimulate? - -variable decels
-During an acute episode of fetal hypoxemia, fetal blood flow is redistributed
primarily to the? - -brain
-Over the course of pregnancy, the FHR baseline? - -decreases
-FHR variability is dependent upon? - -cerebral oxygen and intact CNS
-chemoreceptors respond mainly to? - -hypoxemia
-pH: 7.22
pCO2: 50
