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amount of fetal death before labor?

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2/3

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This causes inadequate delivery of nutrients or respiratory substances to fetal tissues

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Uteroplacental insufficiency

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Fetal complications of antepartum asphyxia?

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Stillbirth and metabolic acidosis at birth

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What are the 4 categories of antenatal testing techniques?

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Maternal assessment of fetal activity
Cardiotocographic assessment with or without induced contractions
Sonographic assessment of fetal behavior and/or amniotic fluid volume
doppler velocimetry

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What are the extremes of fetal growth?

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Fetal growth restriction and fetal macrosomia

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Fetal risk factors associated with small for gestational age fetus?

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aneuploidy
fetal malformations
multiple gestations
fetal infections: cytomegalovirus, toxoplasmosis, rubella, malaria

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What are the placental risk factors for small for gestational age fetus?

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Abruption
placenta previa and accreta
chorioangioma

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A women with a fundic height of 25 cm in her 26th week of gestation is recommended to be tested for fetal growth restriction. T or F?

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False

at 24 weeks, the fundic height should correspond to the age of gestation

a measurement of more than 2-3 cm less is the threshold before recommendation

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What is the position of the mother when being examined for fundic height?

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Semi recumbent

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What are the steps in fundal height measurement?

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Semi recumbent position with empty bladder
Determine fundus with 2 hands
Secure tape at top of fundus
Measure fundus using tape along the longitudinal axis
Plot and record

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What is the parameter that suggests intarauterine growth restriction during fundic height test?

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More than 4 cm difference and less than 10th percentile in size

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This is a harbinger or impending fetal death according to Sadovsky?

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Diminished fetal heart activity

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When does passive unstimulated fetal activity commence?

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As early 7 weeks

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Beyond 8 weeks, fetal body movements are perceived every?

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13 minutes

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When does the fetus start to show rest-activity cycles

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20-30 weeks

Max activity at 28-32 weeks

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Period of active fetal body movements last about how long?

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40 minutes

longest period without fetal movement is 75 minutes

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What time of the day do fetal movements peak?

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9:00 pm to 1:00 am

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This stage of fetal behavioral state is the quiescent state (quiet sleep) with narrow oscillatory bandwidth of the fetal heart rate?

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Stage 1F

Fetus spend most of their time in stage 1F and 2F

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This stage of fetal behavioral state is analogous to rapid eye movement or active sleep phase in neonates.

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Stage 2F

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This stage includes continuous eye movements without body movements and no accelerations in heart rate.

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Stage 3F

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One of the vigorous body movement with continuous eye movements and fetal heart rate accelerations. This is the awake state.

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Stage 4F

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In daily fetal movement count, how many movements can the mother perceive every 30 minutes?

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3 movements

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In Cardiff Count to 10 method, what time would the mother start counting for fetal movements and for how long?

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At 9 am and for 12 hours

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How many fetal movements should be present within the 12 hour period in Cardiff Count to 10 method?

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10

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Based on the Sadovsky Method, how many fetal movements should the mother record while laying for 1 hour?
4 fetal movements If not felt within the first hour, monitor for a second hour, if still not reached, further evaluation is recommended
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This technique is used to monitor fetal heart rate and uterine contractions to monitor fetal well being and detect early fetal distress?
Cardiotocography
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Normal fetal heart rate is?
110-160 bpm
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Most common explanation for fetal tachycardia?
Chorioamnionitis with fever or any cause of maternal fever
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Causes of fetal bradcardia?
Post dated gestation occiput posterior presentation transverse presentation
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What is the normal variability?
5-25
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Variability indicates what?
neurological system state of the fetus to adapt its fetal heart rate response to the environment
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What is non reassuring variability?
Less than 5 bpm for between 30-50 minutes | More than 25 bpm for 15-25 minutes
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What is abnormal variability?
Less than 5 bpm for more than 50 minutes More than 25 bpm more than 25 minutes sinusoidal
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What can cause reduced variability?
Fetal sleeping - should not last more than 40 minutes Fetal acidosis due to hypoxia fetal tachycardia drugs Prematurity - variability is reduced for less than 28 weeks gestation congenital heart abnormalities
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This is defined as an abrupt increase in the baseline fetal heart rate of greater than 15 bpm for greater than 15 seconds.
Accelerations
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Accelerations are reassuring? T or F?
True Accelerations coinciding with contractions is a sign of a healthy fetus; and are common during labor
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At less than 32 weeks, what is the fetal heart rate acceleration?
more than 10 bpm for >10 secs
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at more than 32 weeks, what is the expected fetal heart rate acceleration?
more than 15 bpm for >15 secs
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What is prolonged acceleration?
More than 2 mins but less than 10 minutes
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Defined as e an abrupt decrease in the baseline fetal heart rate of greater than 15bpm for greater than 15 seconds.
deceleration
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When do early decelerations happen?
Start when the uterine contraction begins and recover when uterine contraction stops
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What is the cause of decelerations?
Increase in intracranial pressure which increases vaginal tone
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Early deceleration resolving after uterine contractions end are pathological? T or F?
False, they are physiological
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Variable decelerations have a relationship with uterine contractions? T or F
False, no relationship
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What is the usual cause of variable deceleration?
Umbilical cord compression Initially, umbilical vein is compressed causing acceleration and then when the artery is compressed, there is rapid deceleration and when pressure is relieved, another acceleration towards normal occurs
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What do we call the acceleration before and after a variable | deceleration which is a sign that the fetus is not yet hypoxic and is adapting to reduced blood flow?
Shoulder of deceleration
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This deceleration occurs at the peak of contraction and ends after the contraction ends?
Late deceleration
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Late deceleration indicates what situations?
Uteroplacental insufficiency Insufficient blood flow to uterus and placenta which causes fetal hypoxia and acidosis Caused by: maternal hypotension pre eclampsia uterine hyperstimulation
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Prolonged deceleration lasts for how long?
More than 2 mins but less than 10 mins
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Non reassuring prolonged deceleration lasts for?
2-3 mins
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abnormal prolonged deceleration lasts for?
> 3 mins
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If deceleration lasts for more than 10 minutes, there is a baseline change. What are the causes of prolonged deceleration for more than 10 mins?
``` Prolonged cord compression prolonged uterine hyperstimulation severe abruptio placenta eclamptic seizure conduction anesthesia ```
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This pattern in cardiotocograph is very concerning as it is associated with high rates of fetal morbidity and mortality. This is characterized by smooth, regular, wavelike patterns with no variability.
Sinusoidal pattern
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If a sinusoidal pattern is present, what are the current conditions of the fetus?
severe fetal hypoxia severe fetal anemia fetal/maternal hemorrhage
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This pattern is characterized by rapid irregular, abrupt up and down fluctuations across the baseline with amplitude of > 25 beats per minute. Zig zag pattern for 1 minute
Saltatory
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Saltatory pattern indicates what?
autonomic instability with exaggerated autonomic response
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This test measures the fetal heart rate of the fetus in response to its movement?
Non stress test
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A reactive non stress test is normal or abnormal?
Normal
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If the fetus is normal, as the fetus moves, what happens to the fetal heart rate?
There will be acceleration
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Non stress test is done in what position?
Left lateral recumbent position
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What is a normal non stress test?
2 or more accelerations 15 or more each lasting 15 secs and occurring within 20 mins of the test
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Enumerate the amplitude ranges?
Absent Minimal - 0 to 5 Moderate - 6-25 Marked - > 25
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Contraction stress test measure what?
Uteroplacental function by inducing contraction
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If a pathology in uteroplacental blood flow is present, what is seen in cardiotocograph?
Late decelerations
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Contraction stress test is deemed positive if?
Late decelerations are present in more than 50% of the induced contractions
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What is present in suspicious contraction stress test?
abnormal baseline fetal heart rate and intermittent late, variable decelerations
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Unsatisfactory contraction stress test is noted if?
Not enough contractions are elicited. Fewer than 3 contractions per 10 minutes. Or uninterpretable reading
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Contraindications to contraction stress test?
Preterm labor PROM Hx of extensive surgery or classic CS placenta previa
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What is hyperstimulation in contraction stress test?
Fetal heart rate decelerations that occur in the presence of contractions more frequent than every 2 minutes or lasting longer than 90 secs.
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If upon biophysical scoring, an score of 6/8 or 6/10 is achieved, what would be the next step?
reassessment
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What test identifies oligohydramnios and polyhydramnio?
amniotic fluid measurement. Normal value is 2-8 cm
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What are additional tests added to the modified biophysical scoring test?
AFI and fetal non stress test
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What are normal values for NST and AFI for modified biophysical scoring test?
AFI of >5 cm and a reactive NST
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When do we consider an umbilical doppler velocimetry abnormal?
If there is absent diastolic flow and when flow index is 2 points greater than SD for gestational age (95th percentile for gestational age)
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In the presence of fetal hypoxia, what happens to middle cerebral artery impedance?
it decreases to increase blood flow to the middle cerebral artery to facilitate brain sparing
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This test is an indirect | measure of uterine artery vascular resistance
uterine artery velocimetry
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As gestation advances in normal pregnancy, what happens to the uterine vascular resistance?
It decreases.
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What drug is given at 16 weeks of gestation in women who are at risk for fetal growth restriction due to elevated uterine artery resistance?
Aspirin
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What are abnormal findings on doppler uterine artery velocimetry?
bilateral uterine notches and pulsatility index > 1.45 in both arteries
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Testing uterine artery velocimetry is appropriate at what age of gestation for those at risk of stillbirht?
32-34 weeks
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In pregnancies with | multiple or particularly worrisome high-risk conditions, testing may be initiated as early as?
26-28 weeks
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a vertical pocket of amniotic fluid greater than 2 cm or amniotic fluid index of 5 cm or less is defined as?
Oligohydramnios

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