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FETAL MATERNAL ERYTHROCYTE DISTRIBUTION [1 record]

Record 1 2005-11-21

English

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

A test used to measure the number of fetal red blood cells in a pregnant woman's blood.

Key term(s)
  • fetal maternal erythrocyte distribution
  • Kleihauer Betke stain

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ponctions et prélèvements
  • Grossesse
CONT

[...] la détection des hémorragies foeto-maternelles après l'amniocentèse, en mesurant la hausse de l'alpha-foetoprotéine (AFP) dans le sang maternel, serait plus sensible que la technique plus répandue de coloration de Kleihauer-Betke.

Key term(s)
  • coloration de Kleihauer Betke

Spanish

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