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
A young Lipizzan at the Spanish Riding School in training equipment, wearing saddle, bridle and long
Cut view of long bone.
Fetus Growing
Overallocation of Labor to Sector 1
Rapid, long-distance signaling in plants
The position of the fetus is first determined by ultrasound