FHT Quiz 18

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.
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 no decelerations.
Incorrect. There are no decelerations present. Click here to review early decelerations, late decelerations, and variable decelerations.
5. Are contractions present?
Correct. There are no uterine contractions.
Incorrect. There are no uterine contractions. Click here to review contractions.
6. Is this FHT reassuring?
Correct. This tracing requires further assessment and fetal testing. It may be reassuring in certain clinical contexts (e.g. prematurity, certain drugs, etc.).
Incorrect. This tracing requires further assessment and fetal testing. It may be reassuring in certain clinical contexts (e.g. prematurity, certain drugs, etc.).

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