Diagnosis of Childbirth
Childbirth Diagnosis: Book Excerpts
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Low birth weight:
History and physical examination
(Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
As soon as possible, evaluate the neonate’s neuromuscular and physical maturity to determine gestational age. (See Ballard Scale for calculating gestational age, pages 382 and 383.) Follow with a routine neonatal examination.
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Source: Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition), 2006
Premature labor:
Diagnosis
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Premature labor is confirmed by the combined results of prenatal history, physical examination, presenting signs and symptoms, and ultrasonography (if available) showing the fetus’position in relation to the mother’s pelvis. Vaginal examination confirms progressive cervical effacement and dilation.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Cesarean birth:
Diagnosis
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Special tests and monitoring procedures provide early indications of the need for cesarean birth:
❑ Magnetic resonance imaging or clinical pelvimetry reveals CPD and malpresentation.
❑ Ultrasonography shows pelvic masses that interfere with vaginal delivery and fetal position.
❑ Auscultation of fetal heart rate (by fetoscope, Doppler unit, or electronic fetal monitor) determines acute fetal intolerance of labor.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Low birth weight:
History and physical examination
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
As soon as possible, evaluate the neonate’s neuromuscular and physical maturity to determine gestational age. (See Ballard Scale for calculating gestational age, pages 488 and 489.) Follow with a routine neonatal examination.
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Source: Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition), 2006
Low birth weight:
History and physical examination
(Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
As soon as possible, evaluate the neonate's neuromuscular and physical maturity to determine gestational age. (See Ballard Scale for calculating gestational age.) Follow with a routine neonatal examination.
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Source: Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms, 2007
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