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LABORATORIES

Prenatal care- is the healthcare you receive while pregnant.

Regular prenatal care - throughout your pregnancy helps to catch potential


concerns early and reduces the risk of pregnancy and birth complications.

Medical procedure -involves testing a sample of blood, urine, or other substance


from the body.

Laboratory tests-can help determine a diagnosis, plan treatment, check to see if


treatment is working, or monitor the disease over time.

Laboratory tests-often part of a routine checkup to look for changes in your health

FBS- a simple, safe and common way to diagnose prediabetes, diabetes or


gestational diabetes.

HIV- can spread through sexual contact, illicit injection drug use or sharing needles,
contact with infected blood, or from mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth or
breastfeeding.

- Is a virus that attacks the body's immune system

VDLR- used to screen for syphilis. The bacteria that cause syphilis is called
Treponema pallidum.

FTA-ABS test - used to detect antibodies to the bacteria Treponema pallidum,


which causes syphilis.

HBV - has proteins called antigens on its surface that cause your immune system to
make antibodies.

Hepatitis B - surface antigens can be found in your blood within several weeks after
the infection starts.

Urinalysis- used to detect and manage a wide range of disorders, such as urinary
tract infections, kidney disease and diabetes.

ultrasound - is an imaging exam that uses sound waves to create detailed pictures

of organs inside your body. The pictures are called sonograms.

gel - applied to the abdomen and the ultrasound transducer glides over the gel on
the abdomen to create the image.

pelvic ultrasound - allows quick visualization of the female pelvic organs and
structures including the uterus, cervix, vagina, fallopian tubes and ovaries.This kind
of ultrasound is used in early pregnancy to determine how far along a mother is and
a due date.

Sputum - material that comes up from air passages when you cough deeply.

Complete blood count (CBC) - this test measures the different parts and features of
your blood, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

Blood typing - One of the first tests a pregnant woman should expect is a blood-type
test. This test checks her blood type and Rh factor.

Stool examination - The stool will be checked for color, consistency, amount, shape,
odor, and the presence of mucus.

Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)- detects the presence of blood in your feces.

Stool DNA test- detects the presence of genetic material from polyps and cancerous
tumors.

ENUMERATION

 CBC  HBsAg
 Urinalysis  VDRL/RPR
 Blood Typing  Sputum Examination
 Fasting Blood Sugar  Stool Examination /
 HIV 1&2 Fecalysis

Why the Test is Performed

 This test is used to screen for syphilis. The bacteria that cause syphilis
is called Treponema pallidum.

 Your health care provider may order this test if you have signs and
symptoms of a sexually transmitted illness (STI).

 Syphilis screening is a routine part of prenatal care during pregnancy.

 This test is similar to the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test.

Some conditions may cause a false-positive test, including:

• HIV/AIDS • Lyme disease


• Certain types of • Systemic lupus
pneumonia erythematosus

• Malaria

Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight, but may
include:

• Excessive bleeding • Hematoma (blood


accumulating under the skin)
• Fainting or feeling
lightheaded • Infection (a slight risk any
time the skin is broken
• Multiple punctures to locate
veins

Symptoms of HBsAg

 Abdominal pain.  Nausea and vomiting.

 Dark urine.  Weakness and fatigue.

 Fever.  Yellowing of the skin and the


whites of the eyes, also
 Joint pain.
called jaundice.
 Loss of appetite.

Three types of pregnancy ultrasound are

 transvaginal ultrasound
 pelvic ultrasound
 abdominal ultrasound

The CBC test identifies and counts the 7 types of cells found in the
blood:

 red blood cell


 neutrophil
 eosinophil,
 basophil,
 lymphocyte,
 monocyte,
 platelet

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