Fetal Heart Rate - SecondLook
Test rates with tracing exercises
The University of Michigan
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Description
Learn to interpret tracings with interactive study tools. Practice identifying baseline rates, variability, and patterns of accelerations and decelerations. Review biological backgrounds and diagnostic criteria for different tracing types.
The Fetal Heart Rate Tracing SecondLook™ application is a study aid for learners of the medical professions (specifically Ob/Gyn, nursing and midwifery) to self-test their level of knowledge about this important diagnostic procedure used in pre-natal care. This mobile app covers the following topics: Basics of reading and evaluating fetal heart rate tracings, including baseline determination and variability; the evaluation and biological background of various types of accelerations and decelerations; and a set with case examples for practicing the interpretation of FHR tracings. The information is reviewed in a stepwise fashion guiding the learner through the evaluation of this widely-used diagnostic procedure and discusses the meaning of different clinical scenarios for patient care.