Fetal Adaption Flashcards
How many vein and artery
2 arteries and 1 vein
What does the vein carry
Oxygenated blood
What does the arteries carry
Deoxygenated blood
What is the types of monitoring?
Auscultation/Intermittent Auscultation
External Fetal Monitoring
Internal Fetal Monitoring
Tocotransducer and ultrasound transducer are
External Monitoring
Internal Scalp Electrode and Intrauterine Pressure Catheter are
Internal Monitoring
Frequency
Beginning of one cxt to the beginning of the next cxt
What are frequency measured by
Minutes
Duration
Beginning of the contraction to the end of the contraction
What is Duration measured by
Secs
Intensity
Strong of the cxt
How is intensity is measured by
Mild, Moderate, Strong
Resting Tone
Palpation of uterus when there is no cxt is taking place
Why knowing the resting tone important
Allows the fetus to recover and have oxygen exchanged occur
Tachycardia
FHR >160 lasting greater than 10 mins
Tachycardia causes
early fetal hypoxemia, maternal dehydration, drug induced, intraamniotic infection, maternal hyperthyroidism, fetal anemia, fetal heart failure, fetal cardiac dysrhythmias