phosphatidylglycerol/surfactant.total in amniotic fluid; fetal lung maturity assessment, phosphatidylglycerol
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Indications
- impending premature delivery
Methods
Specimen
Notes
- one of several methods to determine of fetal lung maturity
More general terms
Additional terms
- amniotic fluid
- low birth weight infant (preterm infant)
- phosphatidylglycerol
- phosphatidylglycerol in amniotic fluid
- premature labor; preterm labor
References
- ↑ Interpretation of Diagnostic tests, 8th edition, Wallach J, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkens, Philadelphia, 2007
- ↑ CPT :accession 84081
- ↑ Teitz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, 4th edition, Burtis CA, Ashwood ER, Burns DE (eds), Elsevier, St Louis, 2006
- ↑ Phosphatidylglycerol Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: http://www.aruplab.com/guides/ug/tests/0080275.jsp