When is the most accurate time to determine gestational age through ultrasound?
a. First trimester
b. Second trimester
c. Third trimester
d. No difference in accuracy among the trimesters
ANS: A
Gestational age determination by ultrasonography is increasingly less accurate after the first trimester. Gestational age determination is best done in the first trimester. There is a difference in trimesters when doing a gestational age ultrasonography.
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