According to the NICHD Three-Tier System of Fetal Heart Rate Classification, Category III tracings include all FHR tracings not categorized as Category I or II
Which characteristics of the fetal heart belong in Category III? Select all that apply. a. Baseline rate of 110 to 160 bpm
b. Tachycardia
c. Absent baseline variability NOT accompanied by recurrent decelerations
d. Variable decelerations with other characteristics such as shoulders or overshoots
e. Absent baseline variability with recurrent variable decelerations
f. Bradycardia
B, D, E, F
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Correct These characteristics are all considered non-reassuring or abnormal and
belong in Category III.
Incorrect A fetal heart rate of 110 to 160 bpm is considered normal and belongs in
Category I. Absent baseline variability not accompanied by recurrent
decelerations is a Category II characteristic.
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