Diagnostic Ultrasound in pregnancy-is-it necessary?

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335

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The journal of obstetrics and Gynecology, it is estimated that more than half of all pregnant women in 1990, was subjected to a diagnostic ultrasound while research in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that 80% of all pregnant women are very low risk and it is not necessary to ultrasound. Unnecessary costs ultrasound around 1 billion $ per year.

All women, "said that he needs to ask potential test ultrasound and risk management advantages." ...

Keywords:

Ultrasound, pregnancy, baby, child, drugs, birth

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The journal of obstetrics and Gynecology, it is estimated that more than half of all pregnant women in 1990, was subjected to a diagnostic ultrasound while research in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that 80% of all pregnant women are very low risk and it is not necessary to ultrasound. Unnecessary costs ultrasound around 1 billion $ per year.

All women, "said that he needs to ask potential test ultrasound and risk management advantages." She asked if the results of the Ultrasound will affect its care, it could be otherwise and how. If the ultrasound result does not affect its guard, it can never challenge testing needs. After fully informed about the need for testing, the benefits and the risks could sign the consent procedure.

Use of patients 'education United ACOG' ultrasound echography is not necessary for each woman or each pregnancy. "However, it is most often used as a standard procedure for each of the pregnant woman. Uses common, diagnosis and detection of ectopic pregnancy, cervical or awareness of pelvic inflammatory disease, cervical uterine cysts, cancer, endometriosis, and congenital anomalies.

Ultrasound can compare fetal age and weight, note the location of the placenta, amniotic fluid, which is available, and to diagnose some fruits such as neural tube defects. Ultrasound is used to amniocentesis for security to verify the position of a child find needles correctly. Some doctors use ultrasound fetal estimate weight. This is not the most accurate measure of a number of criteria and if the analysis. The head of the district is one of the measures. Gestational diabetes is, however, situations of inaccurate due to the fact that these children receive the additional burden on their bodies only.

Ultrasounds are often used to date for the pregnancy. Otto and basin, 1991, in the first quarter of the extent of the error is + 5 days during the second quarter increased + 8 days and during the last quarter + 22 days.

There is a risk of pregnancy ultrasound?

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321

Summary:

No one knows the effects in the long term use of ultrasound. Many doctors believe that technology is absolutely safe, because a study on children and their mothers have no effect. Other experts is not so much convinced on ultrasound security and the feeling that it is reasonable to use.

It fits the spirit that x-rays have been used for 50 years before the public became aware of the detrimental effects. The Alsso and thalidomide was regarded as safe and, later, it was found that b

Keywords:

Ultrasound, pregnancy, baby, child, drugs, birth

The text of the article:

No one knows the effects in the long term use of ultrasound. Many doctors believe that technology is absolutely safe, because a study on children and their mothers have no effect. Other experts is not so much convinced on ultrasound security and the feeling that it is reasonable to use.

It fits the spirit that x-rays have been used for 50 years before the public became aware of the detrimental effects. The Alsso and thalidomide was considered safe and later, found the cause cancer, infertility and perhaps the greatest potential anomalies. excessive use of ultrasound technology is that if the well-being of the fetal ultrasound, raises the question of invasive procedures and high-risk and technologies might be incurred, which have a clear risk to the mother and her child.

The study demonstrates the diagnostic ultrasound b8iological effects, such as cells, heating or thermal effects and activities of cavitational of plants and animals. These attempts were different and the results are difficult to reconcile with results. Diagnostic Ultrasound uses also much less effort. Current epidemiological data finds no negative results of the use of ultrasound. Many researchers believe that the benefits outweigh the risks of diagnostic ultrasound. A study of people have been documented negative results with the exception of one of the study, which increases railway for children more vulnerable parsing with the Doppler fetal activity.

Overuse of technologies have called into question the need for certain groups of consumers, ultrasound equipment in doctor's offices. Claims which will pay the device, the doctors order unnecessary ultrasound. Not only this increase unnecessary technologies exhibition, but also increases total cost of care and may lead to unnecessary and costly additional interventions. Claims which will pay the device, the doctors order unnecessary ultrasound. Not only this increase unnecessary technologies exhibition, but also increases total cost of care and may lead to unnecessary and costly additional interventions.