Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
Exam Questions and Answers
-maternal vital signs and physical exam
-Leopold maneuvers and fetal assessment
-labor and membrane status - correct answer ✔✔The following are components of the basic
assessment for maternal and fetal well-being:
TRUE - correct answer ✔✔A comprehensive maternal-fetal physical assessment is necessary to
assess maternal oxygenation, build the maternal-fetal data base, and optimize clinical decisions.
Placenta, fetal-placental circulation, umbilical cord - correct answer ✔✔Extrinsic influences of
fetal heart rate patterns include:
Baroreceptors, chemoreceptors, hormonal responses - correct answer ✔✔Intrinsic influence of
fetal heart rate patterns include:
-adrenals
-brain
-heart - correct answer ✔✔Decreased umbilical blood flow stimulates the chemoreceptors
and/or baroreceptors, increasing catecholamine production leading to an increase in blood flow
to the essential organs, including:
Baseline rate, variability, periodic/episodic changes, uterine activity - correct answer ✔✔A
systematic assessment of the fetal heart rate tracing includes:
Exam Questions and Answers
-maternal vital signs and physical exam
-Leopold maneuvers and fetal assessment
-labor and membrane status - correct answer ✔✔The following are components of the basic
assessment for maternal and fetal well-being:
TRUE - correct answer ✔✔A comprehensive maternal-fetal physical assessment is necessary to
assess maternal oxygenation, build the maternal-fetal data base, and optimize clinical decisions.
Placenta, fetal-placental circulation, umbilical cord - correct answer ✔✔Extrinsic influences of
fetal heart rate patterns include:
Baroreceptors, chemoreceptors, hormonal responses - correct answer ✔✔Intrinsic influence of
fetal heart rate patterns include:
-adrenals
-brain
-heart - correct answer ✔✔Decreased umbilical blood flow stimulates the chemoreceptors
and/or baroreceptors, increasing catecholamine production leading to an increase in blood flow
to the essential organs, including:
Baseline rate, variability, periodic/episodic changes, uterine activity - correct answer ✔✔A
systematic assessment of the fetal heart rate tracing includes:
