The Nurse Is Teaching a Class on Reading a Fetal

question 30

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a class on reading a fetal monitor to nursing students. The nurse explains that bradycardia is a fetal heart rate baseline below 110 and can be caused by:

• A) Maternal hypotension.
• B) Prolonged umbilical cord compression.
• C) Fetal dysrhythmia.
• D) Central nervous system malformation.
• E) Late fetal asphyxia.

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Definitions:

Stable Cells

Cells that have a low rate of division under normal conditions but can rapidly divide in response to injury or loss.

Increased Permeability

A state where a barrier (such as blood vessels or membranes) allows more substances to pass through it than normal.

Blood Vessels

Pipe-like entities that distribute blood across the body, comprising arteries, veins, and capillaries.

Inflammation

A bodily response to injury or infection, characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain.