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Compound Presentation

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  1. See Also
    1. Fetal Malpresentation
  2. Definition
    1. Hand prolapses alongside fetal head
  3. Epidemiology
    1. Incidence: 0.04 TO 0.14%
    2. More common in prematurity
  4. Signs
    1. Digital cervical exam
      1. Hand palpated beside presenting fetal head
  5. Differential Diagnosis
    1. Fetal foot beside head
  6. Management
    1. Expectant management
      1. Vaginal delivery usually occurs
    2. Consider repositioning if descent arrested
      1. Elevate fetal hand
      2. Bring head downward

Compound presentation (C0426178)

ConceptsFinding (T033)
ICD9652.8
EnglishCompound presentation, Compound presentation of fetus
Spanishpresentacion compuesta del feto, presentacion fetal compuesta
Parent ConceptsFetal Malpresentation (C0233256), Reason not stated concept (C1276325)
SourcesMTHICD9, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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