BIOLOGY 2F03 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Mutation, Anemia, Gene
12 Oct 2018
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Laboratory tests of coagulation: patients usually bleed because of defects in their procoagulant activity i. e. having an inherited excess anticoagulant/ fibrinolytic activity is rare. Obstetric examination: bp & urine dip, abdominal examination comfort of the mother. Inspection: scars, foetal mvt, striae gravidarum, linea nigra: palpation: symphisis-fundal height (sfh) in cm. What next: macrosomia, multiples, polyhydramnios, foetal poles, lie after 34/40. Longitudinal, transverse, oblique: presentation after 34/40, engagement 5ths palpable, ausculatation pinard stechoscope or dopper sonicaid. Cervical screening is not a test for cancer. It is a method of preventing cancer by detecting and treating early abnormalities. 65+ screened only if recent abnormalities or no tests since aged 50. A sample of cells is taken from the cervix for analysis. Basic screening: rhesus incompatibility, rubella susceptibility, haemoglobinopathies, diabetes, foetal abnormality, do(cid:449)(cid:374)"s y(cid:374)dro(cid:373)e, open neural tube defect. Additional screening: amniocentesis (>35yrs/ in addition to serum screening, genetic screening (fhx, taysachs (ashkenazy jews etc)
