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jenna1 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The labor and delivery nurse is using a well-known method to quantify the intensity of labor contractions with internal monitoring. This method is known as MVUs, or ______________.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

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

leannegxo · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Montevideo units
The baseline intrauterine pressure for each contraction within a 10-minute period is
subtracted from the peak pressure. The resulting pressures (peak subtract baseline) are
added together to calculate the Montevideo units.

Answer to Question 2

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.