phosphatidylcholine/albumin in amniotic fluid

Indications

• impending premature delivery

Specimen

• amniotic fluid

Notes

• one of several methods to determine of fetal lung maturity

More general terms

• fetal lung maturity assessment

Additional terms

• albumin (ALB)
• amniotic fluid
• low birth weight infant (preterm infant)
• phosphatidylcholine (lecithin)
• premature labor; preterm labor