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UTERINE FUNDAL HEIGHT [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Pregnancy
CONT

However, the serial tape measurement of uterine fundal height, from the symphysis over the uterus to the top of the fundus, has been shown to be a useful index of fetal growth.

CONT

Fundal height: measurement of fundal height is an excellent screening tool for IUGR [intrauterine growth retardation].

Key term(s)
  • symphysis fundus height
  • symphysis fundal height

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Grossesse
CONT

Mesure de la hauteur utérine - Sa technique doit être rigoureuse : en décubitus dorsal, tête légèrement surélevée, jambes demi-fléchies, cuisses légèrement écartées, bras le long du corps en dehors d'une contraction utérine [...] Plusieurs équipes ont établi des courbes d'évolution de la hauteur utérine (HU) en fonction de l'âge gestationnel en semaines d'aménorrhée.

Spanish

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