Correct. Remember, the baseline is the average heart rate rounded to the nearest five bpm. Tachycardia is certainly not always indicative of fetal distress or hypoxia, but this fetal tracing is ominous.

Incorrect. Remember, the baseline is the average heart rate rounded to the nearest five bpm. Tachycardia is certainly not always indicative of fetal distress or hypoxia, but this fetal tracing is ominous. To review baseline heart rate go to, Baseline.

Correct. This pattern is sinusoidal and by definition has absent beat-to-beat variability, though long-term variability is present. Thus, under NICHD guidelines, the variability is absent.

Incorrect. This pattern is sinusoidal and by definition has absent beat-to-beat variability, though long-term variability is present. Thus, under NICHD guidelines, the variability is absent. To review variability go to, Baseline Variability.

Correct. There are no accelerations.

Incorrect. There are no accelerations.Click here to review.

Correct. There are no decelerations.

Incorrect. There are no decelerations present. Click here to review early decelerations, late decelerations, and variable decelerations.

Correct. Her contractions are every 2-3 minutes.

Incorrect. Her contractions are regular and every 2-3 minutes. Click here to review contractions.

Correct. This tracing requires immediate intervention with either correction or expeditious delivery. A true sinusoidal pattern is usually due to severe fetal anemia secondary to acute hemorrhage or chronic factors such as hemolysis.

Incorrect. This tracing requires immediate intervention with either correction or expeditious delivery. A true sinusoidal pattern is usually due to severe fetal anemia secondary to acute hemorrhage or chronic factors such as hemolysis.