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Labs/
Maternity labs
Question | Answer |
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Hb, HCT/WBC,differential | Detects Anemia/infection |
Blood type, Rh, and irregular antibody | IDs fetuses@ risk for developing erythoblastosis fetails or hyperbilurubinema in neonatal period. |
Hb electrophoresis | IDs woman w/ Hbopathies (e.g sickel cell anemia, thalassemia) |
Rubella Titer | Determines immunity to rubella |
Tb skin test; chest film after 20 wks gestation in woman w/reactive Tb test | screens for exposure to Tb |
Urinalysis including micrscopic examination of urinary sediment; pH, specific gravity, color, glucose, albumin, proteins, RBCs, WBCs, cast, acetone; Hcg | IDs woman w/unsuspected DM, renal disease, hypertensive disease |