PRELIM Flashcards
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Measures the risk of dying from causes related to pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium
MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
Measuring the risk of dying during the first year of life.
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
- Measures pregnancy wastage
FETAL DEATH RATE
that information revealed in genetic screening be kept confidential
Genetic Counseling
test to establish the presence (or absence) of disease as a basis for treatment decisions
Diagnostic Test?
non invasive dt
Ultrasonography
Cardiotocography (CTG)
Non-Stress Test (NST)
Oxytocin Challenge Test (OCT) or Contraction Stress Test(CST)
a technical means of recording the fetal heartbeat and the uterine contractions during pregnancy
Cardiotocography (CTG)
machine used to perform CTG known as an electronic fetal monitor
cardiotocograph
observation of FHT related to fetal movement.
Non-Stress Test (NST)
Observation of the response of the fetus to induced uterine contractions.
A test of feto-placental well-being.
Oxytocin Challenge Test (OCT)
invasive dt
Chronic villus sampling
Amniocentesis
Embryoscopy
Fetoscopy
Percutaneous umbilical cord
blood sampling
Biophysical Profile (BFP)
prenatal diagnosis to determine chromosomal or genetic disorders in the fetus.
Chronic villus sampling
look for birth defects and genetic problems in the developing baby.
Amniocentesis
removes a small amount of fluid from the sac around the baby in the womb
Amniocentesis
- Examination of the fetus after 11 weeks’ gestation.
performed transabdominally in the amniotic fluid.
Fetoscopy
needle is inserted into the umbilical cord to retrieve a small sample of fetal blood.
Percutaneous umbilical cord
blood sampling
Cordocentesis is performed after
17 weeks into pregnancy.
complication of rheumatic fever in which the heart valves have been permanently damaged.
RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
an inflammatory disease that may develop after an Infection with group A Streptococcus bacteria (such as strep throat or scarlet fever).
Rheumatic fever
a test that used sound waves to create a moving picture of the heart
➢ Echocardiography
- reveals cardiomegaly (enlarged heart) / hepatomogaly
➢ Chest Radiography(CXR)
TREATMENT OF RHD
- Antibiotics (Penicillin) for infection of the heart valves
- Blood-thinning meds to prevent stroke
- Heart valve surgery to repair or replace damaged heart valve.
metabolic disorders characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (hyperglycemia)
DIABETES MELLITUS
. Type 1
(formerly Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM)