FHT Quiz 14

Fetal Tracing Quiz

1. What is the baseline of the FHT?
Correct. The baseline is the average heart rate rounded to the nearest five bpm.
Incorrect. Remember, the baseline is the average heart rate rounded to the nearest five bpm. To review baseline heart rate go to, Baseline.
2. Describe the variability.
Correct. Minimal variability is usually a normal variant and may be related to sleep cycles, drugs, prematurity, etc. Occassionally it is associated with hypoxia and is worrisome here with late decelerations.
Incorrect. The answer is minimal. Minimal variability is usually a normal variant and may be related to sleep cycles, drugs, prematurity, etc. Occassionally it is associated with hypoxia. To review variability go to, Baseline Variability.
3. Are there accelerations present?
Correct. There are no accelerations.
Incorrect. There are no accelerations.Click here to review.
4. Are there decelerations present?
Correct. There are repetitive late decelerations.
Incorrect. There are repetitive late decelerations present. Click here to review late decelerations.
5. Are contractions present?
Correct. Her contractions are every 3 minutes. Measured externally, the height of tracing gives no indication of the intensity of the contraction.
Incorrect. Her contractions are regular and every 3 minutes. Measured externally, the height of tracing gives no indication of the intensity of the contraction. Click here to review contractions.
6. Is this FHT reassuring?
Correct. This tracing requires immediate intervention with either correction or expeditious delivery.
Incorrect. This tracing requires immediate intervention with either correction or expeditious delivery.

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