Amniotic Fluid Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• optical density: measured in amniotic fluid to determine severity of hdfn
• creatinine: used to determine fetal kidney function and urine production
• hdfn: caused by an abo incompatibility between mother and fetus
• amniotic fluid: a product of fetal metabolism
• foam stability: test used to indicate if enough phospholipids are present for alveolar stability
• afp: used to test for neural tube defects
• liley graph: used to chart the bilirubin od of amniotic fluid
• polyhydramnios: another term for excess amniotic fluid
• phosphatidyl glycerol: a lung surface lipid decreased in maternal diabetes
• fern test: used to differentiate urine from amniotic fluid
• ls ratio: the reference method for fetal lung maturity (flm)
• lamellar bodies: membrane coated phospholipid that correlates with flm
• amniocentesis: needle aspiration from the amniotic sac