SONOGRAPHY 3RD TRIMESTER AND PLACENTA ASSESSMENT, PROTOCOLS, AND INTERPRETATION

Course overview

DURING THE THIRD TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY, ULTRASOUND IS COMMONLY PERFORMED IN PATIENTS THAT PRESENT BOTH ASYMPTOMATICALLY OR WITH SYMPTOMS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO MAJOR GUIDELINES OR PROTOCOLS TO STANDARDIZE THE USE OF ULTRASOUND AT THIS STAGE OF PREGNANCY. ULTRASOUND CAN BE USEFUL TO IDENTIFY FETAL AND MATERNAL PATHOLOGY AND TO FOLLOW THE PROGRESSION OF THE PREGNANCY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE APPROACH AND INTERPRETATION OF ULTRASOUND DURING THE THIRD TRIMESTER AND HIGHLIGHTS RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING THIS PATIENT POPULATION.