All of the following might indicate a pseudosinusoidal pattern as opposed to a sinusoidal pattern, except:
A. Recent administration of narcotics to mother
B. Accelerations in FHR
C. Moderate variability
D. Frequency of oscillations of two to five cycles/min
Answer: D. Frequency of oscillations of two to five cycles/min
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A) political and social response to declining rates of TB over the past decade. B) a reduction in funding for surveillance and research. C) noncompliance with the therapy for the full, recommended period. D) a premature sense that TB has been defeated.