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CEFM EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2025 TEST
BANK| COMPLETE 400 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+| CEFM EXAM PREP 2025
(BRAND NEW!!)
what does a category I tracing predict? .....ANSWER..... a normal
acid-base balance
what is the baseline for a category I strip? .....ANSWER..... 110 to
160 BPM
what is the variability for a category I strip? .....ANSWER.....
moderate (6 to 25 bpm)
what decelerations can be present in a category I strip?
.....ANSWER..... early decelerations
late and variable decelerations must be absent
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does a category I tracing have to have accelerations?
.....ANSWER..... no; accelerations are not required for a category
I tracing
what does a category II tracing mean? .....ANSWER..... the acid-
base balance is indeterminate
includes anything that is not category I or III
what is the baseline rate of a category II tracing? .....ANSWER.....
- bradycardia WITHOUT absent variability
- tachycardia
what is the variability of a category II tracing? .....ANSWER..... -
minimal baseline variability
- absent baseline variability WITHOUT recurrent decelerations
- marked variability
minimal variability example .....ANSWER..... less than 5 BPM
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marked variability example .....ANSWER..... greater than 25
BPM
are accelerations present in category II tracings after fetal
stimulations? .....ANSWER..... accelerations are not present after
fetal stimulation to classify tracing as category II
what are the possible periodic or episodic decelerations present
in category II tracings? .....ANSWER..... - recurrent variable
decelerations accompanied by minimal or moderate baseline
variability
- prolonged deceleration > 2 minutes but < 10 minutes
- recurrent late decelerations with moderate baseline variability
- variable decelerations with other characters (slow return to
baseline or shoulders)
variable deceleration example .....ANSWER..... an abrupt
decrease in FHR below baseline; greater than 15 BPM lasting
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greater than 15 seconds, but less than 2 minutes from onset to
return to baseline
prolonged deceleration example .....ANSWER..... a decrease in
FHR below the baseline of 15 bpm or more, lasting at least 2
minutes but < 10 minutes from onset to return to baseline
late deceleration example .....ANSWER..... a gradual decrease
and return to baseline of the fetal heart rate associated with
uterine contractions
what does a category III tracing predict? .....ANSWER..... predicts
abnormal acid-base status
a category III tracing includes either of the following...
.....ANSWER..... - absent baseline FHR variability and ANY of the
following:
- recurrent late decelerations
- recurrent variable decelerations
CEFM EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2025 TEST
BANK| COMPLETE 400 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+| CEFM EXAM PREP 2025
(BRAND NEW!!)
what does a category I tracing predict? .....ANSWER..... a normal
acid-base balance
what is the baseline for a category I strip? .....ANSWER..... 110 to
160 BPM
what is the variability for a category I strip? .....ANSWER.....
moderate (6 to 25 bpm)
what decelerations can be present in a category I strip?
.....ANSWER..... early decelerations
late and variable decelerations must be absent
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does a category I tracing have to have accelerations?
.....ANSWER..... no; accelerations are not required for a category
I tracing
what does a category II tracing mean? .....ANSWER..... the acid-
base balance is indeterminate
includes anything that is not category I or III
what is the baseline rate of a category II tracing? .....ANSWER.....
- bradycardia WITHOUT absent variability
- tachycardia
what is the variability of a category II tracing? .....ANSWER..... -
minimal baseline variability
- absent baseline variability WITHOUT recurrent decelerations
- marked variability
minimal variability example .....ANSWER..... less than 5 BPM
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marked variability example .....ANSWER..... greater than 25
BPM
are accelerations present in category II tracings after fetal
stimulations? .....ANSWER..... accelerations are not present after
fetal stimulation to classify tracing as category II
what are the possible periodic or episodic decelerations present
in category II tracings? .....ANSWER..... - recurrent variable
decelerations accompanied by minimal or moderate baseline
variability
- prolonged deceleration > 2 minutes but < 10 minutes
- recurrent late decelerations with moderate baseline variability
- variable decelerations with other characters (slow return to
baseline or shoulders)
variable deceleration example .....ANSWER..... an abrupt
decrease in FHR below baseline; greater than 15 BPM lasting
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greater than 15 seconds, but less than 2 minutes from onset to
return to baseline
prolonged deceleration example .....ANSWER..... a decrease in
FHR below the baseline of 15 bpm or more, lasting at least 2
minutes but < 10 minutes from onset to return to baseline
late deceleration example .....ANSWER..... a gradual decrease
and return to baseline of the fetal heart rate associated with
uterine contractions
what does a category III tracing predict? .....ANSWER..... predicts
abnormal acid-base status
a category III tracing includes either of the following...
.....ANSWER..... - absent baseline FHR variability and ANY of the
following:
- recurrent late decelerations
- recurrent variable decelerations
