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kodithompson

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The physician is worried about the condition of the fetus during an unusually long labor for a 33-year-old woman. The fetal scalp pH is 7.26. What does this result indicate about the fetal status?
 
  A) Reassuring; it is associated with normal acidbase balance
  B) Worrisome; it may be associated with metabolic acidosis
  C) Critical; it represents metabolic acidosis
  D) Damaging; it is frequently associated with fetal neurologic damage

Question 2

The nurse is preparing for a patient's vaginal birth. Which fetal presentation would the nurse least expect?
 
  A) Breech
  B) Shoulder
  C) Oblique lie
  D) Cephalic



chevyboi1976

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: A

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B



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