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Fetal Tachycardia

Aka: Fetal Tachycardia, FHR Tachycardia
  1. See Also
    1. Fetal Assessment
    2. Fetal Testing Indications
    3. Fetal Heart Tracing
  2. Definition
    1. Fetal Heart Rate >160 bpm
  3. Mild Fetal Tachycardia (FHR 160-180 bpm)
    1. Usually benign if normal FHR Variability
    2. Other causes
      1. Maternal fever, dehydration or anxiety
      2. Maternal ketosis
      3. Medications
        1. Anticholinergic Medications (e.g. Benadryl)
        2. Sympathomimetic medications (e.g. Terbutaline)
      4. Fetal movement
      5. Preterm Fetus
      6. Maternal Thyrotoxicosis
      7. Maternal Anemia
  4. Significant Fetal Tachycardia (FHR >180 bpm)
    1. Chorioamnionitis (especially if maternal fever)
    2. Fetal arrhythmia or congenital defect (FHR >200 bpm)
  5. References
    1. Bailey (2000) ALSO, E:1-13
    2. Gabbe (2002) Obstetrics, p. 395
    3. Rylander (2001) Clin Fam Pract 3(2):287-305

Fetal tachycardia (C0410918)

Definition (NCI) An increase in the fetal heart rate above the normal baseline values.
Concepts Sign or Symptom (T184)
SnomedCT 240298005, 199590007
Italian Tachicardia fetale
Dutch foetale tachycardie, tachycardiie, foetaal, tachycardie foetaal
German fetale Tachykardie, Tachykardie fetal
Japanese 胎児頻脈, ﾀｲｼﾞﾋﾝﾐｬｸ
Spanish Fetal tachycardia, taquicardia fetal (trastorno), taquicardia fetal, Taquicardia fetal
English fetal tachycardia (diagnosis), fetal tachycardia, Tachycardia fetal, Foetal tachycardia, Tachycardia foetal, Fetal Tachycardia, Fetal tachycardia, Fetal tachycardia (disorder)
Czech Tachykardie u plodu, Fetální tachykardie
Hungarian Tachycardia, foetalis, Magzati tachycardia, Foetalis tachycardia, Magzati szapora szívverés
Portuguese Taquicardia fetal
French Tachycardie foetale
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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