Key terms Flashcards
Indications for 1st trimester exams
Confirm presence of intrauterine pregnancy evaluate suspected ectopic pregnancy difine cause of vaginal bleeding evaluate pelvic pain estimate gestational age diagnose or evaluate multiple pregnancy confirm cardia activity an adjunct to chorionic villous sampling, embryo transfer or localilzation and removal of an IUD assess for certain fetal anomalies such as anencephaly in patients that are high risk evaluate maternal pelvic or adenexal masses or uterine anomalies screen for fetal aneuploidy evaluate suspectede hydatidiform mole
Indications for 2nd & 3rd trimesters
gestational age fetal growth vaginal bleeding cervical insuficiency abdominal and pelvic pain determine fetal presentation eval suspected multiple gestatoin adjunct to amniocentesis or other procedure discrepancy between uterine size and clinical dates pelvic mass suspected hydatidiform mole adjunct to cervical cerlage placement suspected ectopic pregnancy suspected fetal death suspected uterine abnormality fetal well being suspected amniotic fluid abnormalities suspected placental abruption adjunct to external cephalic version premature rupture of membranes and or premature labor abnormal biochemical markers follow up fetal anomaly follow up placental locatoin for suspect placenta previa history of previous congenital anomaly fetal condition in late registrants for prenatal care assessment of findings that may increase the risk of aneuploidy screening for fetal anomalies
Types of OB exams
standard limited repeat specialty first trimester first trimester risk assessment
Patient history
key information that the sonographer must know before eamination
Nageles rule
calulating the EDD
add 7 days from last known mestrual period,
subtract 3 months
add 1 year
Maternal risk factors
increaed maternal age serum biochem values increased nuchal translucency maternal disease uterince cavity that is too small or too large previous births with congenital disorders
Fetal anatomy
chromosomal disorders downs syndrome neural tube defects
Morality and ethics in OB sonography
reflection and analysis of morality right and wrong conduct and character assessment follow code of ethics for the profession of DMS
Nonmaleficence
do no harm attain and maintain appropirate education and clinical skills to ensure competence in performing required tasks
Conceptual age
embryologic age conceptoin as the first day pf pregnancy
Menstrual age
gestational age first day of last period as the beginning date of gestation
Embryonic age
conception as first day of pregnancy
Zygote stage from conception through implantation
fertilization zygote marula blastocyte implantation
Maternal serum biochemistry
maternal chemical levels that are used as both correlations of events and indicatoins of abnormalities and pregression of pregnancy
Decidua basalis
the myometrial or burrowing side of the conceptus
Decidua capsularis
the villi covering the developing embryo
Double decidual sac sign
interface between the decidua capsularis and the echogenic decidua on the opposite wall of the endometrial cavity
Features of a normal gestational sac
shape position countour wall internal landmarks growth
Yolk sac
earlist gestational anatomy seen normally seen at 5 weeks gestatoin
Embryo
start of 5th week the bilaminar embryonic disk undergoes gastrulatoin and is converted into the trilaminar embryonic disk at this point organogenesis begins
Rhomboencephalon
primary part of brain divides into two segments the cephalic portion or metancephalon and the caudal component or myelencephalon
HCG levels in 1st trimester
correlate with gestational sac size during normal pregnancy lower levels with an ectopic pregnancy rise until about the 9th week then plateau and subsequently decline wile gestation continues
Limb development
limb buds become recognizable during the 6th week of gestatoin upper for first then lower
Skeletal ossification
calcification of the clavicle begins at approx 8 weeks
Physiologic herniation of bowel
the midgut elongates faster than the embryo is growing causing the midgut to herniate into the base of the umbilical cord at approx 11 weekis it descends into the fetal abdomen
Gestational sac size
mean sac size correlates closely with menstrual age during early pregnancy remains accurate through first 8 weeks of gestatoin
Crown rump length
measurement used as a determinant of first trimester gestatoinal dates produces dates plus or minus 5 to 7 days most accurate method through 12 weeks gestation
Nuchal translucency
normal first trimester popcket of fluid along the fetal back measruement of this space is a component of first trimester risk assessment