Transvaginal ultrasonography is often performed during the first trimester. While pre-paring your 6-week-gestation client for this procedure, she expresses concerns over the necessity for this test
The nurse should explain that this diagnostic test may be necessary to determine which of the following? Select all that apply. a. Multifetal gestation
b. Bicornuate uterus
c. Presence and location of pregnancy (intrauterine or elsewhere)
d. Amniotic fluid volume
e. Presence of ovarian cysts
A, B, C, E
Correct: A, B, C, E. All of these conditions can be determined by transvaginal ultrasound in the first trimester of pregnancy. This procedure is also used for estimating gestational age, confirming fetal viability, identifying fetal abnormalities or chromosomal defects, and iden-tifying the maternal abnormalities mentioned, as well as fibroids.
Incorrect: D. Amniotic fluid volume is assessed during the second and third trimester. Con-ventional ultrasound would be used.
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