2nd & 3rd Tri Flashcards
after what week does the pregnancy enter the 2nd trimester?
after the first 12 weeks
The early portion of the 2nd trimester can still yield an accurate gestational age using multiple biometric measurements T or F?
True
what measurement is no longer acceptable in the 2nd tri?
performance of one long-axis measurement (CPL)
By 20 weeks, the primary biometric parameters are? (4)
- biparietal diameter (BPD)
- head circumference (HC)
- abdominal circumference (AC)
- Femur length (FL)
whats concidered the growth stage of pregnancy?
- after midterm or 20 weeks GA
Measurements performed in the late 2nd and 3rd trimesters are more accurate for estimation of?
- gestational size rather than age
what is Biparietal diameter? (BPD)
- as patient enters 2nd tri, fetal caranium and intracranial structures become more evident
- BPD is considered to be one of the best predictors for GA (second to CRL)
what is BPD?
- biometric measurement performed in the transaxial view of the fetal head just above the level of the ears
BPD guidelines?
- From the lateral aspect of the fetal head, with the sound beam perpendicular to the interhemispheric fissure, also known as the cerebral falx
- The diamond-shaped, hypoechoic thalamus should be seen near the center of the cranium
- This view should NOT demonstrate the orbital rims anteriorly or the cerebellum posteriorly
- The BPD should be calculated at the widest point of the fetal head at this level
- Calipers should be placed on the outer edge of the near-field cranium and the inner edge of the far-field cranium
downfall of BPD?
- fetal head shape may influence the accuracy of the BPD (oligohydramnios or with fetal crowding)
An abnormally widened BPD may be a result of?
- rounded fetal head (brachycephaly)
an abnormaly shortened BPD may be a result of?
a flattened head (dolichocephaly)
HC may be calculated using what?
- the BPD and occcipitofrontal diameter (OFD) by using the formula
(D1 + D2) x 1.57
HC is now most often performed using?
an ellipse measurement
guidelines of HC?
- performed using the same trv image of the fetal head as the BPD
- Ellipse tracing should be placed along the outer border of the fetal cranium and should not include the soft tissues of the fetal scalp
HC if helpful in what cases?
- abnormal fetal head shape
what measurement is least influenced by head shape?
HC
What is abdominal circumference (AC)?
- GA may be determined but its better used for estimation of the fetal size or weight
AC guidelines?
- obtained with true transverse plane of the fetal abdomen at the level of the umbilical vein junction with the left portal vein
- should show fetal stomach
- 3 ossification centers of the fetal spine
- fetal kidneys should NOT be seen
How to measure AC?
- AC is shown with an ellipse at the level of the fetal stomach (S) and portal sinus (P)
- Abdomen diameters may be obtained perpendicular to one another in the anteroposterior (AP) and transverse dimensions of the fetal abdomen if ellipse is not available
The AC measurement has limitations for assessment of gestational age when?
- fetal crowding can alter fetal abdo shape and size
- olihydramnios and advanced GA
- fetal abdo has large variation during 3rd tri because of biological influences
- fetal AC is influenced more by fetal size than age, especially in 3rd tri
what is FL?
- FL is 2nd to the BPD in accuracy for prediction of GA in the 2nd tri
- has little biologic variation in the 2nd tri and least affected by surrounding structures
Complete fetal anatomic surveys should include visualization of both femurs for the presence of ossification and gross symmetry T or F?
True
FL guidelines?
- femur closest to the transducer shoild be used in estimation of GA
- imaged perpendicular to the beams axis
how to image FL?
- follow the TRV plance of the fetal torso from the level of the AC to the pelvic region
- fetal extremities can be visualized inferiorly to the iliac wings
- then piviot for long axis
what is occipital frontal diameter- OFD?
- OFD measurement may be used along with BPD to determine the fetal head shape and size
how to measure OFD?
- obtained at the same transvere image as BPD with alipers placed directly on the fetal cranium measuring along the interhemispheris fissure
a comparison of what 2 measurements will generate the cephaic index (CI) with what formula?
a comparison of the BPD and OFD
Formula: CI= (BPD/ OFD) x 100
what is a normal cephalic index?
76-84 %
- indicates normal fetal head shape
what cephalic index indicated a brachycephalic head shape?
> 84
what cephalic index indicated a dolichocephalic head shape?
<76
OFD is demonstrated by the caliper line over the?
cerebral falx
what can also be used to measure the OFD?
- BPD, HC, and cephalic index
what is binocular measurement?
- At any time during a pregnancy, the fetal head may be found in an extremely low position within the maternal pelvis
- This position may make an accurate BPD technically impossible, even after patient manipulation
- If the BPD is unobtainable, the binocular distance may be performed as a secondary parameter in calculation of gestational age
the binocular distance may assist in diagnosis of facial abnormalities, such as?
hypotelorism and hypertelorism
what is Transcerebellar (TCD) measurement?
- the posterior fossa region of the fetal head should be evaluated for evidence of pathology (cerebellar hypoplasia)
TCD may be used as a secondary?
biometric measurement to assess GA
The cerebellum can be visualized how?
be angling the transducer inferiorly in the posterior skull from the plane of the BPD
What can be visualized using the TCD measurement?
- cerebellum
- cerebral peduncles
- thalamus
- from posterior to anterior in the fetal cranium
what are cerebral peduncles?
- link brain stem to thalamus
- tracts of nerve fibers