Week 2 FHR Interpretation (everything)- not presented Flashcards
Fetal HR Monitoring =
Fetal brain monitoring
Brain monitors and responds to what :
- extrinsic Influences
- Intrinsic influences
- Homeostatic interactions b/w the fetus and the environment
The Goal of FHR Monitoring is to
maintain optimal blood flow (oxygenation) of the brain w/o compromising other organs
Strip Review / Essential characteristics for tracing interpretation:
Clinical Setting -
provides the background risk
Strip Review / Essential characteristics for tracing interpretation:
Baseline -
Important to determine all other freatures
Strip Review / Essential characteristics for tracing interpretation:
Variability-
a marker of normal pH
Strip Review / Essential characteristics for tracing interpretation:
Decelerations -
A marker of ongoing O2 deprivation
Strip Review / Essential characteristics for tracing interpretation:
Contractions -
potential cause of O2 deprivation
Strip Review / Essential characteristics for tracing interpretation:
Accelerations -
a marker of normal pH
Strip Review / Essential characteristics for tracing interpretation:
Change over time -
evidence of an evolving process and marker of time course
Order of Oxygen transfer from Environment to fetus:
Environment Lungs Heart vasculature Placenta Cord Fetus
The subsequent fetal response if oxygen transfer is disrupted (fetal response); in order:
Hypoxemia Hypoxia Metabolic Acidosis Hypotension Potential Injury
Types of decelerations
Early, Late, Variable (videos)
PPT:
variable
late
prolonged
Significant FHR decelerations (variable, late, prolonged) represent
interruptions in fetal oxygen transfer
Interruptions in fetal oxygen transfer are represented by
decelerations
Disrupted oxygen transfer does not cause injury unless
there is progression to metabolic acidemia
Metabolic acidemia + disrupted oxygen transfer =
injury potential
the presence of FHR variability and/or accelerations predict
the ABSENCE of metabolic acidosis
* the converse is not always true*
The absence of metabolic acidosis is seen by
the presence of FHR variability and/or accelerations