Week 2 FHR Interpretation (everything)- not presented Flashcards

1
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Fetal HR Monitoring =

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Fetal brain monitoring

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2
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Brain monitors and responds to what :

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  1. extrinsic Influences
  2. Intrinsic influences
  3. Homeostatic interactions b/w the fetus and the environment
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3
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The Goal of FHR Monitoring is to

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maintain optimal blood flow (oxygenation) of the brain w/o compromising other organs

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4
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Strip Review / Essential characteristics for tracing interpretation:

Clinical Setting -

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provides the background risk

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5
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Strip Review / Essential characteristics for tracing interpretation:

Baseline -

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Important to determine all other freatures

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6
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Strip Review / Essential characteristics for tracing interpretation:

Variability-

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a marker of normal pH

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7
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Strip Review / Essential characteristics for tracing interpretation:

Decelerations -

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A marker of ongoing O2 deprivation

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8
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Strip Review / Essential characteristics for tracing interpretation:

Contractions -

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potential cause of O2 deprivation

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9
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Strip Review / Essential characteristics for tracing interpretation:

Accelerations -

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a marker of normal pH

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10
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Strip Review / Essential characteristics for tracing interpretation:

Change over time -

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evidence of an evolving process and marker of time course

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11
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Order of Oxygen transfer from Environment to fetus:

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Environment
Lungs
Heart
vasculature
Placenta
Cord
Fetus
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12
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The subsequent fetal response if oxygen transfer is disrupted (fetal response); in order:

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Hypoxemia
Hypoxia
Metabolic Acidosis
Hypotension
Potential Injury
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13
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Types of decelerations

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Early, Late, Variable (videos)

PPT:
variable
late
prolonged

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14
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Significant FHR decelerations (variable, late, prolonged) represent

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interruptions in fetal oxygen transfer

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15
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Interruptions in fetal oxygen transfer are represented by

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decelerations

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16
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Disrupted oxygen transfer does not cause injury unless

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there is progression to metabolic acidemia

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17
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Metabolic acidemia + disrupted oxygen transfer =

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injury potential

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18
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the presence of FHR variability and/or accelerations predict

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the ABSENCE of metabolic acidosis

* the converse is not always true*

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19
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The absence of metabolic acidosis is seen by

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the presence of FHR variability and/or accelerations

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20
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Three Tier System:

Describe Category 1 -

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  • “Go to” definition of normal.

Baseline: 110-160 bpm
Variability: moderate (6-25 bpm)
Accelerations: present or absent
Decelerations: No late/variable/prolonged

21
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Baseline: 110-160 bpm

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Category 1

22
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Variability: moderate (6-25 bpm)

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Category 1

23
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Decelerations: No late/variable/prolonged

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Category 1

24
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Accelerations: present or absent

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Category 1

25
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Three Tier System:

Describe Category 3

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Absent variability WITH any one of the following:

  • recurrent late decelerations
  • recurrent variable decelerations
  • bradycardia

Sinusoidal Pattern

  • cycle frequency 3-5/min last at least 20”
  • If persists, likely evidence that you are “in deep doo doo”
26
Q

Absent variability WITH any one of the following:
- bradycardia

Category?

A

Category 3

27
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Absent variability WITH any one of the following:
- recurrent late decelerations

Category?

A

Category 3

28
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Sinusoidal Pattern
-cycle frequency 3-5/min last at least 20”

Category?

A

Category 3

29
Q

Three Tier System:

Describe Category 2

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Baseline:
-Bradycardia (<110bpm) with preserved variability
-Tachycardia (>160bpm)
Variability
-Minimal (< or = to 5bpm but detectable)
-Absent (undetectable) *But NOT accompanied by recurrent decelerations
-Marked (>25bpm)
Accelerations
-Absence of acceleration with scalp stimulation
Decelerations:
-Late/Variable/recurrent/Prolonged

30
Q

Three Tier System:

Describe Category 2 BASE LINE (brady and tachy)

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  • Bradycardia (<110bpm) with preserved variability

- Tachycardia (>160bpm)

31
Q

Three Tier System:

Describe Category 2 Variability:

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  • Minimal (< or = to 5bpm but detectable)
  • Absent (undetectable) *But NOT accompanied by recurrent decelerations
  • Marked (>25bpm)
32
Q

Three Tier System:

Describe Category 2 Accelerations/Decelerations:

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Accelerations
-Absence of acceleration with scalp stimulation

Decelerations:
-Late/Variable/recurrent/Prolonged

33
Q

Bradycardia <110bpm with preserved variability

Category?

A

Category 2

34
Q

Absence of acceleration with scalp stimulation

Category?

A

Category 2

35
Q

Tachycardia > 160bpm

Category?

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Category 2

36
Q

Describe Category 1:

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“Strongly predictive of normal fetal acid-base status”

37
Q

“Strongly predictive of normal fetal acid-base status” Describes what category?

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Category 1

38
Q

Describe Category 2:

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“Indeterminate…. [they] require evaluation and continued surveillance and reevaluation, taking into account the entire associated clinical circumstances”

39
Q

“Indeterminate…. [they] require evaluation and continued surveillance and reevaluation, taking into account the entire associated clinical circumstances” describes what category?

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category 2

40
Q

Describe category 3:

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“Predictive of abnormal fetal acid-base status”

41
Q

“Predictive of abnormal fetal acid-base status” describes category?

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Category 3

42
Q

Moderate variability predicts pH

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> 7.15

-Negative predictive value 98%

43
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Minimal/absent variability AND decels are associated with a pH

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<7.15

- though predictive value still poor (23%)

44
Q

Increases with depth of recurrent decelerations increases the

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likelihood of acidemia

*especially late and w/minimal or absent variability

45
Q

pH > 7.15

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moderate variability

46
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pH < 7.15

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absent or minimal variability and decels

47
Q

Name, in order the evolving fetal compromise process:

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  1. Recurrent variable/late decels
  2. Progressively deeper decelerations
  3. Reflexive fetal tachycardia (+/-)
  4. Progressive reduction in variability moderate to minimal to absent
  5. Terminal Bradycardia
48
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Reverse order of fetal compromise process (5 steps):

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  1. terminal bradycardia
  2. progressive reduction in variability moderate to minimal to absent
  3. reflexive fetal tachycardia (+/-)
  4. Progressively deeper decelerations
  5. Recurrent variable/ late decelerations