Polyhydramnios
The opposite to polyhydramnios is oligohydramnios, not enough amniotic fluid. Fetuses with polyhydramnios are at risk for a ... Mild asymptomatic polyhydramnios is managed expectantly. A woman with symptomatic polyhydramnios may need hospital admission. ... There are two clinical varieties of polyhydramnios: chronic polyhydramnios where excess amniotic fluid accumulates gradually, ... Polyhydramnios is a medical condition describing an excess of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac. It is seen in about 1% of ...
Amniocentesis
Reductive amniocentesis is currently indicated for severe cases of polyhydramnios only. Twin oligohydramnios-polyhydramnios ... Polyhydramnios is an excessive accumulation of amniotic fluid that can lead to serious perinatal and maternal outcomes such as ... This process can result in polyhydramnios in one twin and oligohydramnios in the other twin. Amniocentesis has been employed to ... Yeast JD (2006-06-01). "Polyhydramnios/Oligohydramnios in Twin Pregnancy". NeoReviews. 7 (6): e305-e309. doi:10.1542/neo.7-6- ...
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Additionally, indomethacin can be used in pregnancy to treat polyhydramnios by reducing fetal urine production via inhibiting ... Hamza A, Herr D, Solomayer EF, Meyberg-Solomayer G (December 2013). "Polyhydramnios: Causes, Diagnosis and Therapy". ...
List of OMIM disorder codes
GLI3 Polyhydramnios, megalencephaly, and symptomatic epilepsy; 611087; STRADA Polymicrogyria with optic nerve hypoplasia; ...
Amniotic fluid index
An AFI > 24-25 is considered as polyhydramnios. There are many things that can cause low AFI, these include: Leaking or rupture ...
Oligohydramnios
25 cm is considered polyhydramnios. Randomized control trials have shown that use of AFI can cause an increased number of false ... 8 cm is considered polyhydramnios. The use of a SDP for diagnosis of oligohydramnios is associated with less false positives ... The opposite of oligohydramnios is polyhydramnios, or an excess of amniotic fluid. The amount of amniotic fluid available is ...
Amnioinfusion
There are also case reports showing concern for amniotic fluid embolus, polyhydramnios, and malpresentation. It is recommended ... Tabor BL, Maier JA (January 1987). "Polyhydramnios and elevated intrauterine pressure during amnioinfusion". American Journal ...
Trisomy 18
Sometimes, excess amniotic fluid or polyhydramnios is exhibited. Although uncommon in the syndrome, trisomy 18 causes a large ...
Bartter syndrome
Prenatal Bartter syndrome can be associated with polyhydramnios. Bartter and Gitelman syndromes are both characterized by low ... polyhydramnios). After birth, the infant is seen to urinate and drink excessively (polyuria, and polydipsia, respectively). ...
Esophageal atresia
On antenatal USG, the finding of an absent or small stomach in the setting of polyhydramnios was considered a potential symptom ... It is associated with polyhydramnios in the third trimester. This condition may be visible, after about 26 weeks, on an ...
Fumarase deficiency
It can initially present with polyhydramnios on prenatal ultrasound. Affected neonates may demonstrate nonspecific signs of ...
Intestinal atresia
Before birth, excess amniotic fluid (polyhydramnios) is a possible symptom. This is more common in duodenal and oesophageal ... or by the development of polyhydramnios (the buildup of too much amniotic fluid in the uterus). These abnormalities are ...
Fumarase
... deficiency is characterized by polyhydramnios and fetal brain abnormalities. In the newborn period, findings include ...
Congenital chloride diarrhea
In a fetus, it leads to polyhydramnios and premature birth. Immediately after birth, it leads to dehydration, ...
Perlman syndrome
Similarities with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome include polyhydramnios, macrosomia, nephromegaly and hypoglycaemia. It is the ... It is characterized by polyhydramnios and fetal overgrowth, including macrocephaly, neonatal macrosomia, visceromegaly, ... The characteristic features include polyhydramnios, fetal overgrowth, including macrocephaly, neonatal macrosomia, ... polyhydramnios), may be the first signs of Perlman. Using ultrasound diagnosis, Perlman syndrome has been detected at 18 weeks ...
Gastric atresia
Polyhydramnios is often seen during pregnancy, and prenatal diagnosis is common. Infants with gastric atresia will exhibit ...
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Esophageal atresia and the subsequent inability to swallow typically cause polyhydramnios in utero. Rarely it may present in an ...
Large for gestational age
Important signs include large fundal height (uterus size) and excessive amniotic fluid (polyhydramnios). Fundal height can be ...
Twin anemia-polycythemia sequence
... a relative lack of symptoms and a lack of oligohydramnios or polyhydramnios among the fetuses. Different stages of TAPS are ... "Twin Anemia-Polycythemia Sequence in Two Monochorionic Twin Pairs Without Oligo-Polyhydramnios Sequence". Placenta. 28 (1): 47- ...
XK aprosencephaly
During pregnancy, too much amniotic fluid may be present, a condition called polyhydramnios. No single cause is responsible for ...
Leopold's maneuvers
Leopold maneuvers are difficult to perform on obese women and women who have polyhydramnios. The palpation can sometimes be ...
LYK5
Mutations in the LYK5/STRADĪ± gene are associated with polyhydramnios, megalencephaly and symptomatic epilepsy (collectively ... "Polyhydramnios, megalencephaly and symptomatic epilepsy caused by a homozygous 7-kilobase deletion in LYK5". Brain. 130 (Pt 7 ...
Indometacin
... readily crosses the placenta and can reduce fetal urine production to treat polyhydramnios. It does so by reducing ...
Duodenal atresia
During pregnancy, duodenal atresia is associated with increased amniotic fluid in the uterus, which is called polyhydramnios. ... It causes increased levels of amniotic fluid during pregnancy (polyhydramnios) and intestinal obstruction in newborn babies. ...
Obstetrics
Risks for the child include miscarriage, growth restriction, growth acceleration, foetal obesity (macrosomia), polyhydramnios ...
Cephalic presentation
... and polyhydramnios. In an uncomplicated face presentation duration of labor is not altered. Perinatal losses with face ...
Pre-existing disease in pregnancy
Risks for the child include miscarriage, growth restriction, growth acceleration, fetal obesity (macrosomia), polyhydramnios ...
Amniotic fluid
The opposite of oligohydramnios is polyhydramnios, an excess volume of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac. Amniotic fluid ...
Preterm birth
Women with abnormal amounts of amniotic fluid, whether too much (polyhydramnios) or too little (oligohydramnios), are also at ...
Umbilical cord prolapse
polyhydramnios, or an abnormally high amount of amniotic fluid prematurity: likely related to increased chance of ... malpresentation and relative polyhydramnios. low birth weight: usually described as ...