FETAL MONITORING QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS .

FETAL MONITORING QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL
ANSWERS .
Monitoring,the,__,can,help,us,to,be,aware,of,any,possible,complications,of,pregnancy.,,ANS,-,FHR



___,is,the,ONLY,METHOD,OF,COMMUNICATING,with,The,Fetus.,,ANS,-,Fetal,Monitoring



Name,the,types,of,fetal,assessment.,,ANS,-,-Fetoscope

-Doppler

-Electronic,Fetal,Monitoring

a.,Internal

b.,External



Describe,a,fetoscope.,,ANS,-
,a,listening,device,that,looks,very,much,like,a,stethoscope,which,is,equipped,with,a,special,headset




Describe,a,doppler.,,ANS,-
,A,hand,held,device,whose,electronics,analyze,the,changes,in,frequency,emitted,by,the,FHR,and,convert,t
he,changes,into,a,sound,that,you,can,hear



Define,and,describe,electronic,fetal,monitoring.,,ANS,-,-
Electronic,recording,of,FHR,and,uterine,contractions,,

-Allows,for,visualization,of,baseline,values,&,patterns

-Allows,nurse,to,see,abnormalities,in,either,the,FHR,,UPC,,Cord,,uterus,,or,contractions.



The,paper,printout/strip,that,is,produced,from,an,electric,fetal,monitor,is,a,part,of,the,legal,chart,and,mus
t,be,kept,until:,,ANS,-,the,baby,is,18,years,old



Name,the,two,types,of,electronic,fetal,monitoring.,,ANS,-,-Internal

-External

, Describe,external,electronic,fetal,monitoring.,,ANS,-,A,non-
invasive,method,of,monitoring,the,FHR,that,uses,a,two,special,electronic,disks.,Inside,the,disks,are,electro
des/transducers,which,help,to,receive,and,record,the,FHR,&,the,mother's,contractions.,These,electrodes,
are,attached,to,stretchy,bands,that,are,placed,around,the,mother's,abdomen.,They,are,then,connected,to
,a,machine,which,gathers,&,displays,information,in,graph,form.




Describe,internal,electronic,fetal,monitoring.,,ANS,-
,An,electrode,is,passed,through,the,cervix,and,attached,directly,to,the,top,of,the,fetal,head.,This,electrode
,is,called,a,scalp,electrode.,It,looks,much,like,a,tiny,spring,(pigtail),and,is,attached,to,the,baby's,head.,It,tra
nsmits,information,about,the,FHR,to,a,monitor.



Internal,fetal,monitoring,can,only,be,performed,if:,,ANS,-
,the,amniotic,sac,has,ruptured,&,the,mother's,cervix,is,partially,dilated




The,maternal,uterine,contractions,can,also,be,assessed,internally,with,an,___.,,ANS,-
,internal,uterine,catheter




Characteristics,of,external,fetal,monitoring.,,ANS,-,-Indirect,Monitoring

-Easier

-Noninvasive

-Less,Restrictive

-Less,Accurate

-Used,As,Screening

-No,true,Uterine,Intensity

-No,true,FHR,Variability



Characteristics,of,internal,fetal,monitoring.,,ANS,-,-Direct,Monitoring

-Requires,set-up

-Invasive

-Restrictive

-More,Accurate