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When the fetal heart rate is measured by a Doppler transducer and the intervals between heart beats are persistently identical, this shows as

• A.bradycardia
• B.normal baseline
• C.absent variability

The ratio of oxyhemoglobin to the total amount of hemoglobin available is called oxygen

• A.affinity
• B.saturation
• C.carrying capacity

A woman at 39-weeks gestation is in early labor, 2-3 cm dilated, 85% effaced, and -2 station. Based on the fetal heart rate tracing shown, what is the most appropriate first intervention?

• A.Administer an IV fluid bolus
• B.Administer terbutaline
• C.Adjust the fetal monitor

This external tracing is from a 19-year-old (G1P0) at 39-weeks gestation. She is 6 cm dilated, 100% effaced, and -2 station. The fetus is in an occiput posterior position. She rates her pain as 8. She reports being lightheaded. She is most likely at risk for respiratory:

• A.Depression
• B.Acidosis
• C.Alkalosis

A fetus displays a baseline heart rate of 125 beats per minute with moderate variability. During a contraction, the baseline rate drops abruptly to 80 beats per minute with gradual return to baseline over 90 seconds. This is classified as:

• A.Variable deceleration
• B.Prolonged deceleration
• C.Early deceleration