After teaching a group of students about fetal heart rate patterns, the instructor determines the need for additional teaching when the students identify which of the following as indicating normal fetal acidñbase status? (select all that apply.)
a) sinusoidal pattern
b) recurrent variable decelerations
c) fetal bradycardia
d) absence of late decelerations
e) moderate baseline variability

A) Sinusoidal

B) Recurrent variable deceleration

C) Fetal Bradycardia

Explanation:

After teaching a group of students about fetal heart rate patterns, the instructor determines the needs of additional teaching when students identify the predictor of normal fetal acid-base status includes a baseline rate between 110 to 160 bpm, moderate baseline variability, and absence of later or variable deceleration Sinusoidal pattern, recurrent variable deceleration and fetal bradycardia are predictive of abnormal fetal acid-base status.