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NCM 109 SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR HIGH RISK PREGNANCY questions with correct answers
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NCM 109 SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTFOR HIGH RISK PREGNANCY questions with
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Can provide valuable information about a baby's health. Correct Answer-Prenatal screening and diagnostic tests
First trimester screening is a combination of? Correct Answer-Fetal ultrasound and
maternal blood testing
First trimester screening has 3 parts Correct Answer-1. Ultrasound test for fetal Nuchal Translucency (NT)
2. Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein screening (PAPP-A)
3. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
Uses an ultrasound to check the area at the back of the fetal neck for extra fluid or thickening. Correct Answer-Nuchal translucency screening test
Can only give a probability for a condition being present. It is not a diagnostic test and thereby it cannot confirm if a chromosomal condition is present or absent. Correct Answer-The nuchal translucency scan
These tests measure 2 substances found in the blood of all pregnant women: Correct Answer-Two maternal serum (blood) tests
This is a protein made by the placenta in early pregnancy. Correct Answer-PAPP-
A
This is a hormone made by the placenta in early pregnancy. Correct Answer-hCG When the first trimester screening are used togetherx these tests have a grater ability to find out if fetus might have a genetic birth defect such as. Correct Answer-Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) and Edwards' syndrome (Trisomy 18)
May include several blood tests. These are called Multiple Markers. Correct Answer-Second trimester prenatal screening tests
Often done by taking a sample of the woman's blood between the 15th and 20th weeks of pregnancy. Correct Answer-Screening
Multiple Markers: (Pregnancy-associated substances) (4) Correct Answer-1. Alpha-Fetoprotein screening (AFP)
2. hCG
3. Estriol
4. Inhibin A
Hormones made by the placenta Correct Answer-hCG, Estriol, Inhibin A
This blood test measures the level Alpha-Fetoprotein in your blood during pregnancy. It is a protein normally made by the fetal liver Correct Answer-AFP
Is a test that takes a small sample of amniotic fluid Correct Answer-Amniocentesis
Indications of amniocentesis (4) Correct Answer-Done to pregnant women 35 years & above, previous child with birth defect, blood test or ultrasound suggestive
of birth defects, family history of genetic disorders
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