Question 1

A 30-minute tracing with moderate variability, accelerations, and one variable deceleration would be classified as:

Options :

A : Category I

B : Category II

C : Category III

Answer: B

Question 2

The baseline fetal heart rate in this tracing is:

Options :

A : 155 beats per minute

B : Indeterminate

C : Tachycardia

Answer: C

Question 3

To differentiate a fetal dysrhythmia from artifact, it is important to recognize that artifact appears as deflections that are:

Options :

A : Similar in pattern

B : Uniform but occur irregularly

C : Varied and disorganized

Answer: C

Question 4

During the second stage of labor, a period of bradycardia develops. The fetal heart rate baseline variability is moderate. The most likely cause of this bradycardia is:

Options :

A : Cord compression

B : Vagal stimulation

C : Vasospasm

Answer: B

Question 5

An electronic fetal monitoring factor that best correlates with fetal well-being is:

Options :

A : Absence of decelerations

B : Baseline heart rate 140–150 bpm

C : Presence of variability

Answer: C