The nurse providing care for the laboring woman should understand ...

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The nurse providing care for the laboring woman should understand that late fetal heart rate (FHR) decelerations are caused by:
 
  a. Altered cerebral blood flow.
  b. Umbilical cord compression.
  c. Uteroplacental insufficiency.
  d. Meconium fluid.

Question 2

A child with the human immunodeficiency virus is started on sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim (Bactrim) for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis.
 
  The recommended dose is based on the trimethoprim (TMP) component, and is 1520 mg TMP/kg/day in divided doses every 68 hours. The child weighs 6.8 kg. What is the highest dose of TMP he can receive a day? ______ Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Answer to Question 1

C

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A Altered fetal cerebral blood flow would result in early decelerations in the FHR.
B Umbilical cord compression would result in variable decelerations in the FHR.
C Uteroplacental insufficiency would result in late decelerations in the FHR.
D Meconium-stained fluid may or may not produce changes in the fetal heart rate, depending on the gestational age of the fetus and whether other causative factors associated with fetal distress are present.

Answer to Question 2

136
Rationale: 6.8 x 20 mg = 136 mg/day.