LABORATORY ASSESSMENT Flashcards
Purpose of CBC ( Complete Blood Count )
To detect ANEMIA
When to take CBC testing
Initial Visit
Blood Typing ( including RH factor )
HIV screening
Plasma glucose level
MRI
● Has the potential to replace or complement ultrasound
● Most helpful in diagnosing complications like ectopic pregnancy
● Microscopic Examination
● To test Glycosuria, Pyuria, Proteinuria
URINALYSIS
- to observe FHR, movement, respirations, position and presentation , fetal death
- can detect
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
Visualization of the fetus by inspection through a ______
Fetoscope
- to confirm the intactness of the fetus
- to obtain biopsy samples of the fetus
- to perform elemental surgery
FETOSCOPY
Can be performes as early as 16th - 17th week
FETOSCOPY
- uses a catheter to get a sample
- To detect GENETIC DEFECTS
CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING
When Chronic Villi Sampling done?
1st Trimester ( 8-10 weeks )
Assessment of fetal heart rate
RYTHM STRIP TESTING
For Rythm Strip Testing FHR is recorded for _______
20 minutes
A medical procedure where a small amount of amniotioc fluid is removed from the sac surrounding the baby in the uterus using a needle.
AMNIOCENTESIS
It is done to check for genetic conditions, infections, or fetal lung maturity during pregnancy
AMNIOCENTESIS
MSAFP
Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein
A blood test performed during pregnancy to Measures level of alpha-fetoprotein, a protein produced by the baby’s liver and found in the mother’s blood.
MSAFP
Visual inspection of amniotic fluid through cervix and membranes
TO DETECT MECONIUM STAINING
Amnioscopy
Vibroacoustic Stimulation
To produce a sharp sound to startle and wake the fetus
