RT Book, Section
A1 Manning, Frank A.
A2 Fleischer, Arthur C.
A2 Abramowicz, Jacques S.
A2 Gonçalves, Luis F.
A2 Manning, Frank A.
A2 Monteagudo, Ana
A2 Timor, Ilan E.
A2 Toy, Eugene C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1151027184
T1 Fetal Biophysical Profile Score: Theoretical Considerations and Practical Application
T2 Fleischer's Sonography in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Textbook and Teaching Cases, 8e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259641367
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1151027184
RD 2024/04/19
AB Key  TermsAntepartum  fetal  testing:  a  compilation  of  methods  devised  to  differentiate  normal  from  compromised  fetuses  prior  to  the  onset  of  labor.  These  methods  may  be  based  on  endocrine  markers  in  maternal  serum,  Doppler-ultrasound-based  continuous  fetal  heart  rate  monitoring,  and  real-time  ultrasound  evaluation  of  fetal  biophysical  variables  and  amniotic  fluid  volume.Fetal  biophysical  profile  score:  a  score  derived  from  observation  of  4  discrete  dynamic  fetal  biophysical  variables  (heart  rate  acceleration  in  response  to  fetal  movement  [nonstress  test  or  NST],  fetal  breathing,  gross  body  movement,  tone)  and  one  static  variable  (amniotic  fluid  volume).  The  score  can  range  from  10/10  (all  variables  normal)  to  0/10  (all  variables  abnormal).  The  method  is  highly  accurate  in  differentiating  healthy  from  compromised  fetuses.Perinatal  asphyxia:  a  collective  term  describing  the  fetus,  who  in  response  to  exposure  to  either  hypoxia  or  ischemia,  exhibits  hypoxemia  and  a  metabolic  academia  (abnormal  base  deficit).  Perinatal  asphyxia  may  be  acute  or  chronic.  The  fetal  adaptive  response  to  perinatal  asphyxia  forms  the  basis  for  the  evaluation  of  fetal  dynamic  biophysical  variables  and  amniotic  fluid  volume.  Perinatal  asphyxia  is  a  recognized  cause  of  perinatal  death  and  morbidities  such  as  cerebral  palsy  among  affected  surviving  perinates.