Question 1

is it ok to have early ultrasounds?

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Yes: The safety of ultrasound is well established and an early ultrasound is the most accurate for confirming a due date.  Usually one first trimester sonogram for dating and a formal anatomy survey in the 2nd trimester are fairly routine.  Additional sonograms may be performed for nuchal translucency screening or complications that develop in the pregnancy.

Question 2

how early could you have a miscarrage ?

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Early on: Unfortunately you can have a miscarriage starting from the implantation of the embryo going forth.

Question 3

what are the early symptoms of gigantism?

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Accelerated growth: Excessive growth hormone produced by a pituitary tumor can also raise blood sugar, but this is not a very sensitive test.

Question 4

are there any long consequences to ivh if it is caught early?

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Yes: An ivh represents bleeding that has already occurred, so at the time of detection there may already be associated brain injury. In preterm infants, milder forms of ivh are common, although more serious bleeding can occur. In older patients, ivh is usually associated with underlying injury or coagulopathy.

Question 5

can early emphesema reverse?

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Not true: Emphysema is a destruction of lung tissue. The inflammatory and twitching of the airways are reversible but not what is lost. It can otherwise be prevented if the cause is worked up and known.

Question 6

why do babies come out early?

Accepted Answer

Many causes: Babies can deliver before term due to many causes.  Illness in the mother, teen pregnancy, short interval between pregnancies, smoking, maternal trauma, structural problems with the cervix or uterus, alcohol use during pregnancy, maternal diabetes, other chronic illnesses.  About 50 percent of the time no cause is apparent.

Question 7

are early heartbeats dangerous?

Accepted Answer

Pvcs: Premature ventricular or atrial beats in a 35 year old are not dangerous.

Question 8

why are some babies born early?

Accepted Answer

Million $ question: Drugs, alcohol, high blood pressure, and sometimes no good reason.   The best prevention is good prenatal care, attention to diet, sleep and stress, managing any underlying illnesses beforehand.   Avoid smoke, exposure to infections.  Take good care of the mother!

Question 9

how early can you diagnose iugr?

Accepted Answer

20 weeks: Typically this would be later than 20 weeks or when height of fundus beyond umbilicus.  IUGR fetuses are categorized as: very early IUGR (diagnosed at ≤29 weeks), early IUGR (diagnosed between &gt;29 and &lt;34 weeks), and late IUGR fetuses (diagnosed following 34 weeks).

Question 10

what causes water to break early?

Accepted Answer

PPROM: It is not entirely clear why some women experience preterm premature rupture of membranes, while others don't. Some risk factors for water breaking before 37 weeks gestation include a history of pprom in a previous pregnancy, genital tract infection, bleeding from the vagina, and cigarette smoking.

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