In Which Situation Would It Be Appropriate to Obtain a Fetal

question 29

Multiple Choice

In which situation would it be appropriate to obtain a fetal scalp blood sample to establish fetal well-being?

• A) The fetus has developed tachycardia related to maternal fever.
• B) The mother has vaginal bleeding, and the baseline fetal heart rate is decreasing.
• C) The fetal heart tracing on a preterm fetus shows decreased baseline variability.
• D) The fetal heart tracing shows a persistent pattern of late decelerations, with normal baseline variability.

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Definitions:

Broca's Area

An area located in the dominant hemisphere's frontal lobe (typically the left side) of the brain, associated with the generation of speech.

Penfield

Refers to Wilder Penfield, a neurosurgeon who made significant contributions to the understanding of the brain's function, particularly in mapping the sensory and motor cortices.

Language-Expression Deficits

Difficulties in the ability to convey thoughts, ideas, or feelings through spoken, written, or nonverbal language.

Wernicke's Aphasia

A form of aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and difficulty in understanding spoken words, often caused by damage to the posterior section of the temporal lobe.