-Electronic FHR montoring and Non-stress test This website is part of the comprehensive online Obstetric and Gynecology Atlas and Gallery Hundereds of carefully categorized obgyn illustrations, and real life ultrasound scan images and clips from clinical practice with desription, user comments lightbox..etc. |
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Fetal well-being is a fetus of: 1- Normal Growth 2- No Congenital fetal malformations seen 2- Free of distress Fetal distress is fetus suffering from any or all of the following: - Hypoxia = Reduced oxygen tension - Asphyxia = Hypoxia + Rise of CO2 - Acidosis = Asphyxia + accumulation of acid metabolite products of anaerobic oxidation - Ischemia = Reduced blood flow The Assessment of Fetal distress is actually collection of information about: 1- Clinical background of the patient and Fetal activity: Tools to diagnose fetal distress should be interpreted in context with the clinical background of the patient. A fetus with normal fetal kick-chart and normal growth pattern and average amniotic fluid and showing normal activity during ultrasound scan, is hardly suffering from distress. 2- Ultrasound study of
3- Doppler study:
4- Electronic fetal heart monitoring
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