LyBria Stallworth 27 February 2012 2nd Period Prenatal testing and fetal tissue testing are directly tied to abortion‚ and while both can be beneficial‚ both can also become monsters if taken to the extreme. Prenatal testing is a general term for both screening tests and diagnostic tests done during pregnancy to detect Down syndrome and other genetic disorders. Some reasons parents choose to do prenatal testing are that a close relative or previous child has had a serious condition‚ both parents
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during should include a systematic evaluation of fetal anatomy. Apart from anencephaly‚ the fetal organs cannot be accurately measured before 17-18 weeks of gestation. After 30-35 weeks‚ evaluation becomes increasingly difficult. Hence level-two ultrasound scan is done at 18 to 20 weeks of gestation. CLASSIFICATION OF FETAL SONOGRAPHIC EXAMINATIONS 1. First-Trimester Ultrasound 2. Standard Second- or Third-Trimester Ultrasound a. Fetal presentation‚ amniotic fluid volume‚
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The benefit verses the effect of fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging has been a controversial subject for years. Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a helpful tool for diagnosis of many diseases and abnormalities‚ but is it actually harmful to the fetus? Do the benefits of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging outweigh the risks? Ultrasound is the mostly commonly used imaging used in pregnancy‚ but in certain cases using fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging in conjunction with ultrasound is very beneficial in planning
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1. Discomfort during Pregnancy Nausea ‚ Pyrosis and Vomiting Fatigue Breast Tenderness Palmar Erythema Constipation Muscle Cramps Hypotension Varicosities Hemorrhoids Heart Palpitations Frequent Urination Abdominal Discomfort Leukorrhea Backache Headache Dyspnea Ankle Edema Braxton Hicks Contractions 2. Definition: a. Amenorrhea - It is the absence of menstrual flow. b. Quickening - Is the first moment a woman feels fatal movement. - It is the first movement of the fetus
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Powers • Position • Psychological response PASSENGER-THE FETUS Interacting considerations: size of fetal head fetal lie fetal attitude fetal presentation fetal position FETAL LIE Relation of long axis of fetus to the long axis of mother Spine-to-spine Usually longitudinal/vertical Can be transverse‚ as in shoulder presentation FETAL ATTITUDE Relationship of fetal body parts to one another. The fetus assumes a characteristic posture in utero partly because of growth
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Obstetrics – Unit 1 Study Guide Components of preconception care activities that promote healthy mothers and babies must be initiated before period of critical fetal organ development between 17 – 56 days after fertilization Health Promotion Risk Factor Assessment Interventions Nutrition healthy diet (+ folic acid)‚ optimum weight Exercise and rest Avoid substance abuse tobacco‚ alcohol‚ “recreational” drugs Use of risk-reducing sex practices Attending to family and social
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and come into the birthing unit if any of the following occur. Rupture of membranes‚ regular‚ frequent uterine contractions (nulliparas‚ 5 minutes apart for one hour; multiparas‚ 6-8 minutes apart for 1 hour)‚ any vaginal bleeding or decreased fetal movement. Family centered care is a model of care based on the philosophy that physical‚ sociocultural‚ spiritual‚ and economic needs of the
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The diagram also shows a dissection of a male human body with most of the organs shown‚ it seems that people at time or before that time already did a lot of experiments and dissections on human body trying to understand their own body and how to treat different illness by bloodletting. It can also be conclude that bloodletting is a very scientific way to treat illness at that time as it appears in a published medicine book‚ the diagram shows a quite accurate human dissection and there are so many points
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Medicine Through Time Revision Guide Produced by Homewood History Department UNIT 1A : Medicine and Treatment Your first exam is the Medicine & Treatment paper. The results of this paper make up 25% of your final grade. The exam lasts for 1 ¼ hours. You need to answer 5 questions from this paper and there is a total of 50 marks. Very roughly‚ you should allow 1 minute per mark. Types of questions you will be asked: Question 1 (4 marks) This is a short‚ compulsory inference question:
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The possible mixing of fetal and maternal blood can stimulate the mother’s immune system to produce anti-Rh antibodies. The anti-Rh antibodies are not produced in significant amounts until after delivery‚ therefore‚ a woman’s first infant is not affected. During the following pregnancies‚ when fetal and maternal circulatory systems are closely intertwined‚ the mother’s antibodies may cross the placenta. Hemolytic anemia can form when the mother’s antibodies enter the fetal circulatory system. Rh
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