Pregnancy



1. Identify psychological implications that the diagnosis of pregnancy may have for a mother.

2. List laboratory procedures required in the initial evaluation of the new, uncomplicated, obstetric patient and give a rational for the selection of each test.

3. Identify indications of increased maternal or fetal risk obtained from the medical history, the physical examination and the laboratory.

4. Given an uncomplicated obstetric patient who has completed her first prenatal visit, describe the minimal data from history, physical examination and laboratory to be obtained at any subsequent visit.

5. List indications for prenatal ultra sonography and describe how its data is used in obstetrical management.

Sources:

Family Medicine:  Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Chapter 97, Pages 726-736, Chapter 98, Pages 736-744

Essentials of Family Medicine, Chapter 4, Pages 51-72

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