Categories: Blood pressure Examinations Notes Tests

Blood pressure

Q. What is a normal reading for blood pressure?
Q. Why are my blood pressure readings never the same?

Examinations

Q. Does it mean I am going into labour if my baby's head is down?
Q. What does a high up uterus mean?
Q. What is a cervical sweep?
Q. What does engaged mean?

Notes

Q. What does SFD mean in my notes?
Q. What should I do when I move to the UK in my third trimester?
Q. What do the common abbreviations used in my notes mean?
Q. Is it possible to change obstetric carers if I’m not happy with them?

Tests

Q. Why have I got protein in my urine?
Q. What is a retroverted gravid uterus?
Q. Could my blood tests showing rubella immunity be wrong as I came into contact with rubella the day before they were taken?
Q. Should I have an amniocentesis or not?
Q. What is TORCH screening?
Q. What is the treatment for raised platelets diagnosed in pregnancy?
Q. What causes low lymphocytes in pregnancy?
Q. Can the CVS test cause limb deformities?
Q. What are doppler ultrasounds?
Q. Is it normal for AFP levels to be raised but a subsequent scan show 100 per cent normality?
Q. Is there anything I can take while pregnant to help with my severe needle phobia?
Q. What are ketones?
Q. What do ketones in a urine sample mean?
Q. What do leucocytes in urine mean?
Q. Is palpation or ultrasound better for determining baby size?
Q. What are cold agglutinins?
Q. Why have I been referred for a glucose tolerance test?
Q. What does MSU mean?
Q. What does GGT mean?
Q. What does FBC mean?
Q. What does LFT mean?
Q. What does U+E mean?
Q. What do raised AFP levels mean?
Q. What does sugar in my urine mean?
Q. What is the triple test?
Q. Why didn't my progesterone test show I'm pregnant?
Q. Is amniocentesis 100 per cent accurate?
Q. How reliable is the CVS?
Q. Can you explain the purpose of CTGs
Q. Could it hurt the unborn baby when a medical person does an internal exam or presses on my tummy?
Q. Would raised prolactin levels affect a pregnancy?
Q. What are serial HCG tests?
Q. Are the risks associated with CVS and amniocentesis different in twin pregnancies?
Q. Are there any tests to detect Foetal Alcohol Syndrome during pregnancy?
Q. Are there any tests available to detect autism in pregnancy?
Q. Can I have the AFP test if I bled early in pregnancy?
Q. When does the risk of Down's Syndrome decrease?
Q. Is it worth investing in a foetal heart doppler while I'm pregnant?
Q. Is it normal to 'block out' a pregnancy whilst waiting for amniocentesis results?
Q. What is the normal schedule for antenatal appointments?
Q. What is normal fundal height?