Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders in Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH Arginine vasopressin AVP Clinically nonfunctioning adenoma CNFA Desmopressin dDAVP Diabetes insipidus DI Follicle-stimulating hormone FSH Growth hormone GH Human chorionic gonadotropin hCG Insulin-like growth factor I IGF-1 Luteinizing hormone LH Magnetic resonance imaging MRI Prolactin PRL Thyroid-stimulating…

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Intrauterine Growth Restriction

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Key Abbreviations Abdominal circumference AC Absent end-diastolic velocity AEDV Alpha-fetoprotein AFP Amniotic fluid index AFI Amniotic fluid volume AFV Average for gestational age AGA Biophysical profile BPP Biparietal diameter BPD Cerebroplacental Doppler ratio CPR Computerized cardiotocography cCTG Contraction stress test CST…

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Heart Disease in Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations Activated partial thromboplastin time aPTT Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS American College of Cardiology ACC Aortic diameter AD Atrial septal defect ASD Body surface area BSA β-type natriuretic peptide BNP Cardiac index CI Cardiac output CO Central…

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Respiratory Disease in Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS Amniotic fluid index AFI Bacille Calmette-Guérin BCG Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus CA-MRSA Confidence interval CI Direct amplification test DAT Dry-powder inhaler DPI Forced expiratory volume in 1 second FEV 1 Forced…

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Red Cell Alloimmunization

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Key Abbreviations American Association of Blood Banks AABB American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Cytomegalovirus CMV Circulating cell-free fetal DNA ccffDNA Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA Diphosphatidylglycerol DPG Fetal blood sampling FBS Fetomaternal hemorrhage FMH Grams per deciliter g/dL Hemolytic…

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Renal Disease in Pregnancy

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Key Abreviations American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Adult respiratory distress syndrome ARDS Acute renal failure ARF Arginine vasopressin AVP Asymptomatic bacteriuria ASB Blood urea nitrogen BUN Disseminated intravascular coagulation DIC End-stage renal disease ESRD Erythropoietin EPO Glomerular…

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Amniotic Fluid Disorders

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Key Abbreviations Amniotic fluid AF Amniotic fluid index AFI Amniotic fluid volume AFV Antiphospholipid syndrome APS Intrauterine fetal death IUFD Intrauterine growth restriction IUGR Maximum vertical pocket MVP Neonatal intensive care unit NICU Odds ratio OR Perinatal mortality rate PMR…

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Prolonged and Postterm Pregnancy

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Key Abbreviations American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Amniotic fluid index AFI Confidence interval CI Estimated date of delivery EDD International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics FIGO Last menstrual period LMP Odds ratio OR Perinatal mortality…

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Multiple Gestations

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Key Abbreviations 17-Hydroxyprogesterone caproate 17-OH-P American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Arterioarterial AA Arteriovenous AV Body mass index BMI Deepest vertical pocket DVP Disseminated intravascular coagulation DIC Dizygotic DZ Estimated fetal weight EFW Fetal fibronectin fFN Follicle-stimulating hormone FSH Institute…

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Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Disorders

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Key Abbreviations Acute fatty liver of pregnancy AFLP Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS Alanine transaminase ALT American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Angiotensin-converting enzyme ACE Aspartate transaminase AST Biophysical profile BPP Blood pressure BP Body mass index BMI…

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