Fetal scalp blood testing is a technique used in obstetrics during active labor to confirm whether a fetus is receiving enough oxygen. This is a supplementary...
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non-invasive alternative to fetal scalp blood testing. A firm digital pressure on head or a gentle pinch of fetal head with atraumatic clamp is used...
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blood glucose monitoring. The depth of skin penetration can be adjusted for various skin thicknesses. Long lancing devices are used for fetal scalp blood...
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baby's blood from a scalp prick through the open cervix in labor fetal metabolic acidosis elevated fetal blood lactate levels (from fetal scalp blood testing)...
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Lactic acid (redirect from Blood lactate)
childbirth, lactate levels in the fetus can be quantified by fetal scalp blood testing. Two molecules of lactic acid can be dehydrated to the lactone...
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Prenatal testing is a tool that can be used to detect some birth defects at various stages prior to birth. Prenatal testing consists of prenatal screening...
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Electrocardiography (redirect from Fetal scalp electrode)
atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia; Inadequate coronary artery blood flow, such as myocardial ischemia and myocardial infarction; and electrolyte...
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Cardiotocography (redirect from Electronic Fetal Monitoring)
fetus. A wire electrode, sometimes called a spiral or scalp electrode, is attached to the fetal scalp through the cervical opening and is connected to the...
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Rh disease (category Blood disorders)
fetuses (A+, B+, AB+, or O+ blood types). The fetal Rh can be screened using non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT). This test can screen for the fetus's...
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officers testing for the presence and concentration of alcohol (ethanol) in the blood commonly referred to as BAC (blood alcohol content). BAC tests are typically...
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Rh factor testing, also known as Rhesus factor testing, is the procedure of determining the Rhesus D status of an individual (see Rh blood group system)...
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Electroencephalography (redirect from Scalp electroencephalogram)
typically non-invasive, with the EEG electrodes placed along the scalp (commonly called "scalp EEG") using the International 10–20 system, or variations of...
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Prenatal perception (redirect from Fetal Pain)
those in adults' blood. Direct fetal analgesia is used for only a minority of prenatal surgeries. Some caution that unnecessary use of fetal anesthetic may...
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Childbirth (redirect from Fetal expulsion)
fetal scalp electrode to give an additional measure of fetal heart activity, and/or intrauterine pressure catheter (IUPC). It can also involve fetal scalp...
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hair loss on the scalp, increased body or facial hair, and infrequent or absent menstruation. Complications may include high blood cholesterol and diabetes...
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For very premature deliveries, a glucocorticoid is given without testing the fetal lung maturity. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists...
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complications to the infant include bruising to the scalp, retinal bleeding, and scrapes to the scalp and face. When fetal distress occurs during the second stage...
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Magnetoencephalography (category Medical tests)
fields. Bundles of these neurons that are orientated tangentially to the scalp surface project measurable portions of their magnetic fields outside of...
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white blood cells (leukocyte precursor cells). CHS can be diagnosed prenatally by examining a sample of hair from a fetal scalp biopsy or testing leukocytes...
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expressed in fetal scalp and nongenital skin of the back, anywhere from 5 to 50 times less than in the adult. 5α-R2 is expressed in fetal prostates similar...
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hemorrhages, ultimately resulting in scalp swelling. A chignon should not be mistaken for bruises or other similar fetal head traumas relating to vacuum extraction...
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accompanied by other symptoms of temporal arteritis: such as jaw claudication, scalp tenderness, unintentional weight loss, fatigue, myalgias and loss of appetite...
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FROM full range of motion FSBS finger-stick blood sugar (one method of blood glucose monitoring) FSE fetal scalp electrode FSGS focal segmental glomerulosclerosis...
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may be confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing of the blister fluid or scabs. Testing for antibodies may be done to determine if a person...
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cases have anencephaly (absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp), agenesis of the corpus callosum (lack of the thick tract of nerve fibers...
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Spironolactone (section High blood pressure)
Spironolactone can be used in the treatment of female-pattern hair loss (pattern scalp hair loss in women). There is tentative low quality evidence supporting...
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syndrome is often mislabeled as CRS and consists of cutis aplasia of the scalp in which a longitudinal defect can vary in size and can often be associated...
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dark hair could reappear a lot sparser and lighter.[citation needed] The scalp may also be temporarily bruised or swollen, especially in hairless newborns...
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