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fetal lung maturity assessment
Indications:
- impending premature delivery
Notes:
- several methods to determine of fetal lung maturity
Specimen:
- amniotic fluid
Laboratory:
- see ARUP consult [2]
Related
low birth weight infant (preterm infant)
premature labor; preterm labor
Specific
Fetal lung maturity assessment, fluorescence polarization
lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio (LS ratio)
phosphatidylcholine.saturated in amniotic fluid
phosphatidylcholine/albumin in amniotic fluid
phosphatidylglycerol/surfactant.total in amniotic fluid; fetal lung maturity assessment, phosphatidylglycerol
General
special chemistry test
References
- Interpretation of Diagnostic tests, 8th edition, Wallach J,
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkens, Philadelphia, 2007
- ARUP Consult: Fetal Lung Maturity -
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