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If fetal arterial pressure begins to fall below normal levels: -
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ANSWER: A. BARORECEPTORS CAUSE VASOCONSTRICTION AND IN
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An increase in arterial blood pressure produces vessel distension and causes arterial ba
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roreceptors to send neuronal messages to the cardioinhibitory center, which in turn cau
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ses rapid slowing of the fetal heart rate via the parasympatheticvagus nerve. A decrease
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in arterial pressure results in an increased heart rate.
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Source: https://perigen.com/what-regulates-fetal-heart-rate/
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Which of the following is an extrinsic influence on the FHR? - ANSWER: Fetal-
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placental circulation
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Fetal heart rate vaiability is definded as fluctuations in the baseline that areirregu
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lar in - ANSWER: AMPLITUDE and FREQUENCY
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The most highly oxygenated blood in fetal circulation is carried by: - ANSWER:
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An increase in the fetal heart rate immediately preceding a variable deceleration iscaused
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by: - ANSWER: Occlusion of the umbilical vein
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The etiology of variable decelerations is likely related to umbilical venous and arterial
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occlusion. Initially, with occlusion of the thin- t t t t t t


walled umbilical vein, venous return to the fetal right atrium is reduced, producing a ref
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lex tachycardia. This pattern often is observed as a shoulder on the FHR monitor strip im
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When assessing a FHR tracing, the first step is to -
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ANSWER: Estabilish thebaseline rate
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Which deceleration in the FHR is considered benign and does not require aninter
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vention to correct? - ANSWER: Early deceleration
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If the umbilical vein is the only vessel occluded during cord compression -
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ANSWER: Deoxygenated blood cannot be removed from fetal circulation
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During umbilical cord compression, the vein on the umbilical cord becomes compresse
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Source: https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/pregnancy-
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During a fetal sleep cycle, FHR variability is usually - ANSWER: minimal
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uterine tachysystole is defined as -
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ANSWER: >5 contractions in 10 minutesaveraged over 30 minutes
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