From what inferior anatomic position should the tape be placed?
A 26-year-old stewardess comes in for a third trimester prenatal visit. She has had prenatal care since her sixth week of pregnancy. She has no complaints today and her prenatal course has been unremarkable. Today her blood pressure and weight gain are appropriate and her urine is unremarkable. You have a first-year medical student shadowing you, so you ask the student to get Doptones and measure the patient's uterus in centimeters. The student promptly reports fetal heart tones of 140, but he is having difficulty obtaining the correct measurement. He knows one end of the tape goes over the uterine fundus.
A) Vagina
B) Clitoris
C) Pubic symphysis
D) Umbilicus
C) Pubic symphysis
In most women, measuring from the symphysis to the uterine fundus is approximately the same and very predictable for dating purposes.
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