Obstetrics Book

http://www.fpnotebook.com/

Fetal AssessmentAka: Prenatal Testing

Advertisement

  1. See Also
    1. Intrauterine Growth Retardation
    2. Fetal Testing Indications
    3. Fetal Heart Tracing
  2. Accuracy of Testing
    1. Tests with high sensitivity and Specificity
      1. Biophysical Profile (BPP)
    2. Tests with high sensitivity (but high false positives)
      1. Nonstress Test (NST)
      2. Contraction Stress Test (CST or OCT)
  3. Types of Antepartum Fetal Assessment
    1. Fetal Movement Counts (Fetal Kick Counts)
    2. Non-Stress Test ($75)
    3. Contraction Stress Test ($250)
    4. Biophysical Profile ($275)
  4. Types of Intrapartum Fetal Assessment
    1. Continuous Electronic Fetal Monitoring (CEFM)
    2. Structured Intermittent Auscultation (SIA)
    3. Fetal Scalp pH Sampling
    4. Fetal Acoustic Stimulation
    5. Manual Fetal Scalp Stimulation
  5. References
    1. Smith-Levitin (1997) Am Fam Physician 56(8):1981

Prenatal Testing (C1456692)

ConceptsHealth Care Activity (T058)
EnglishPrenatal Testing
SourcesMEDLINEPLUS
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



Navigation Tree