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PRENATAL SCREENING [7 records]

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Record 1 2025-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

... medical care that focuses on disease prevention.

CONT

Preventive care refers to routine physical examinations, immunizations, prenatal care, dental checkups, screening for hearth disease, cancer, and other potential afflictions, and other services intended to ensure good health and prevent disease—or minimize the effects of illness if it occurs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
CONT

Contrairement aux soins curatifs, qui sont mis en œuvre une fois que la maladie est présente, les soins préventifs ciblent généralement des personnes non symptomatiques et souvent en bonne santé, dans le but de les maintenir le plus possible en bonne santé.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Centesis and Samplings
  • Pregnancy
  • Ultrasonography
DEF

Screening for the detection of foetal disease, usually by ultrasound examination or by testing amniotic fluid obtained by amniocentesis.

OBS

Other screening techniques include testing maternal serum and placental biopsy.

Key term(s)
  • pre-natal screening
  • ante-natal screening

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ponctions et prélèvements
  • Grossesse
  • Ultrasonographie
CONT

Le Prénatest MD est un dépistage prénatal, c'est-à-dire qu'il permet à la femme enceinte de connaître son propre taux de risque de porter un fœtus potentiellement atteint d'une des anomalies les plus fréquemment observées à la naissance : la trisomie 21, la trisomie 18 et les anomalies de fermeture du tube neural.

Key term(s)
  • dépistage pré-natal

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reproduction (Medicine)
CONT

As the risk for fetal malformation is present in all pregnant women, many experts believe that prenatal ultrasound screening should be universal.

Key term(s)
  • foetal malformation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction (Médecine)
CONT

Interruption tardive de grossesse pour malformation foetale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reproducción (Medicina)
DEF

Alteración en el desarrollo fetal, la cual puede ser biológica, congénita o adquirida.

CONT

Se pueden conocer o sospechar las anomalías fetales cuando se dan ciertas condiciones. Así, por ejemplo, cuando se realiza una exploración obstétrica por ultrasonido y se observan alteraciones del líquido amniótico (polihidramnios u oligohidramnios) o del crecimiento fetal, o cuando se han confirmado anomalías cromosómicas, hay que considerar seriamente la posibilidad de estar ante un caso de malformación fetal.

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Record 4 2015-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Genetics
  • Pregnancy
OBS

The Trisomy 21 Prenatal Screening Program of Quebec provides pregnant women and couples across Quebec with access to a trisomy 21 prenatal screening test. The test is covered under Quebec' s health insurance plan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Génétique
  • Grossesse
OBS

Le Programme québécois de dépistage prénatal de la trisomie 21 permet aux femmes enceintes et aux couples du Québec d’avoir accès à un test de dépistage prénatal de la trisomie 21. Ce test est couvert par le régime d’assurance maladie du Québec.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Analytical Chemistry
CONT

EG&G Wallac is the company behind the DELFIA system. This is based on time-resolved fluorometry, which depends on the unique fluorescence properties of lanthanide metals. The DELFIA system permits very sensitive measurements and is widely used in research laboratories and in clinical diagnostics laboratories, especially in areas such as neonatal and prenatal screening, infertility, thyroid function and oncology.

Key term(s)
  • Delfia system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche scientifique
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Chimie analytique
CONT

Valeur de la TSH et T4 (Système Delfia) sur papier filtre lors des premières 24 heures de vie.

OBS

Delfia® : Marque de commerce de la compagnie EG&G Wallac.

Key term(s)
  • Delfia system

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Perinatal Period
OBS

Canada Diseases Weekly Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Périnatalité
OBS

Rapport hebdomadaire des maladies au Canada.

Spanish

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Record 7 1988-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
OBS

Canada Diseases Weekly Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
OBS

Rapport hebdomadaire des maladies au Canada.

Spanish

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