Question

To listen to the foetal heart sounds at intervals of up to every _______ minutes is tradition.

(a) 5

(b) 10

(c) 15

(d) 20

This question was addressed to me during an internship interview.

The query is from Exercise Stress Testing topic in chapter Arrhythmia and Ambulatory Monitoring Instruments of Biomedical Instrumentation

Answer 1

Correct option is (c) 15

For explanation: Foetal heart rate monitoring in the labour ward has generally been carried out on an intermittent basis. It has been traditional to listen to the foetal heart sounds at intervals of up to every 15 minutes. This is done by using the Pinard stethoscope.