title: Office procedures. Obstetric ultrasonography.
abstract: Some clinician physicians who provide perinatal care find that they have the motivation and practice volume to learn diagnostic ultrasonographic skills. These skills may be limited to labor and delivery applications or may extend to performance of the standard antepartum obstetric ultrasound examination. Limited skills include the diagnosis of fetal life number, presentation, amniotic fluid assessment, and placental localization. The standard antepartum obstetric ultrasound examination adds fetal biometry and a detailed assessment of fetal anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80220, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Deutchman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hahn
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D000075202:Contraindications; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009819:Office Visits; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*