Nursing Central: Ultrasound, Biophysical Profile, Obstetric

Ultrasound, Biophysical Profile, Obstetric

Indications

Detect blighted ovum (missed abortion), as evidenced by empty gestational sac
Detect fetal death, as evidenced by absence of movement and fetal heart tones
Detect fetal position before birth, such as breech or transverse presentations
Detect tubal and other forms of ectopic pregnancy
Determine and confirm pregnancy or multiple gestation by determining the number of gestational sacs in the first trimester
Determine cause of bleeding, such as placenta previa or abruptio placentae
Determine fetal effects of Rh incompatibility due to maternal sensitization
Determine fetal gestational age by uterine size and measurements of crown-rump length, biparietal diameter, fetal extremities, head, and other parts of the anatomy at key phases of fetal development
Determine fetal heart and body movements and detect high-risk pregnancy by monitoring fetal heart and respiratory movements in combination with Doppler US or real-time grayscale scanning
Determine fetal structural anomalies, usually at the 20th week of gestation or later
Determine the placental size, location, and site of implantation
Differentiate a tumor (hydatidiform mole) from a normal pregnancy
Guide the needle during amniocentesis and fetal transfusion
Measure fetal gestational age and evaluate umbilical artery, uterine artery, and fetal aorta by Doppler examination to determine fetal intrauterine growth retardation
Monitor placental growth and amniotic fluid volume

Ultrasound, Biophysical Profile, Obstetric has been found in Davis's Lab & Diagnostic Tests

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