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    Laboratory Test During Pregnancy

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    Essential laboratory tests during pregnancy include a complete blood count to check for anemia, blood typing and Rh status to check for blood compatibility with the baby, syphilis and hepatitis B screening to detect infections, urinalysis to check for issues like preeclampsia, a Pap smear to check for STDs, ultrasounds during each trimester to monitor the baby's growth and development, and a glucose tolerance test between weeks 24-28 to check for gestational diabetes. Additional tests may be required depending on risk factors.

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    Laboratory Test During Pregnancy

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    Essential laboratory tests during pregnancy include a complete blood count to check for anemia, blood typing and Rh status to check for blood compatibility with the baby, syphilis and hepatitis B screening to detect infections, urinalysis to check for issues like preeclampsia, a Pap smear to check for STDs, ultrasounds during each trimester to monitor the baby's growth and development, and a glucose tolerance test between weeks 24-28 to check for gestational diabetes. Additional tests may be required depending on risk factors.

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    Essential laboratory tests during pregnancy include a complete blood count to check for anemia, blood typing and Rh status to check for blood compatibility with the baby, syphilis and hepatitis B screening to detect infections, urinalysis to check for issues like preeclampsia, a Pap smear to check for STDs, ultrasounds during each trimester to monitor the baby's growth and development, and a glucose tolerance test between weeks 24-28 to check for gestational diabetes. Additional tests may be required depending on risk factors.

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    Joan Venida
    Essential laboratory tests during pregnancy include a complete blood count to check for anemia, blood typing and Rh status to check for blood compatibility with the baby, syphilis and hepatitis B screening to detect infections, urinalysis to check for issues like preeclampsia, a Pap smear to check for STDs, ultrasounds during each trimester to monitor the baby's growth and development, and a glucose tolerance test between weeks 24-28 to check for gestational diabetes. Additional tests may be required depending on risk factors.

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    Essential Laboratory Test

    During Pregnancy

    Joan Venida
    BSN II-B (Grp 5)
    1. Complete Blood Count (CBC) test
    This blood test measures the hematocrit and hemoglobin
    that could tell a doctor if the pregnant is at risk for
    developing anemia and excessive bleeding. On average, a
    woman loses about half a liter of blood when she gives
    birth.
    2. Blood typing and Rh status and antibody screening
    The Rh factor in the pregnant blood and her partner's can
    tell if her blood is compatible with the child's Rh type.
    Simply put, an incompatibility between the mother’s Rh type
    and her child's might complicate her subsequent
    pregnancies (not the current one). It's also crucial to know
    her blood type in case transfusion is required.
    3. Syphilis screening
    Early detection of syphilis in a pregnant woman's system can
    lead to proper intervention. Syphilis can lead to pre-term
    labor and could be fatal. It could also affect her baby's
    growth and development inside the womb.
    4. Hepatitis B screening
    Pregnant women with hepatitis B can transfer the disease to
    her baby. If she tested positive for hepatitis B, she and the
    doctor can discuss how best to deliver her baby to minimize
    the risk of the baby getting the disease.
    5. Urinalysis
    Testing pregnant woman’s urine is crucial to check for
    urinary tract infections, renal problems, and high sugar or
    protein -- all of which could potentially cause pregnancy
    complications, including sepsis and life-threatening blood
    infection. High levels of protein in the urine could signal the
    risk for preeclampsia. How often she will do this test
    depends on her doctor.
    6. Pap smear
    A pap smear during pregnancy helps detect any cervical cell
    anomalies, and is a way to check for sexually-transmitted
    diseases such as chlamydia or gonorrhea, which could cause
    health problems for the baby if left untreated. It's usually
    done during the first trimester and when follow-up is
    needed.
    7. Ultrasound
    Having an ultrasound, whether it’s 2D, 3D or 4D every trimester helps
    the doctor to check for the baby's health inside the womb. The first one,
    which could be a regular or transvaginal sonogram depending on how far
    along the pregnancy, confirms how many babies she is having and her
    estimated due date. The second and third one checks for development,
    placenta size, and the baby's gender.
    8. Glucose Tolerance Test
    This test involves drinking oral glucose, after which a blood
    test will determine the amount of sugar in the pregnant
    blood. Even women who are not a candidate for gestational
    diabetes should have this test done, usually between the
    24th and 28th weeks of pregnancy.
    The doctor can also tell if the pregnant women needs other
    tests done. These could include HIV screening and
    other genetic screening tests which check for congenital and
    chromosomal anomalies (e.g. maternal serum screen or AFP,
    amniocentesis, and chorionic villus sampling) which are
    done only for high-risk pregnancies and/or highly-suspected
    cases. There is also the rubella screen to see if the pregnant
    women is protected from getting the disease, which gravely
    endangers her unborn baby.

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