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    Oligohydramnios is a pregnancy condition characterized by low amniotic fluid levels. It is diagnosed via ultrasound by measuring the amniotic fluid index below 5cm. Causes include fetal urinary tract abnormalities or uterine issues. Complications can include cord compression, musculoskeletal issues, and growth problems. Treatment may include maternal hydration or amnioinfusion during labor to increase fluid levels and prevent complications.

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    Oligohydramnios is a pregnancy condition characterized by low amniotic fluid levels. It is diagnosed via ultrasound by measuring the amniotic fluid index below 5cm. Causes include fetal urinary tract abnormalities or uterine issues. Complications can include cord compression, musculoskeletal issues, and growth problems. Treatment may include maternal hydration or amnioinfusion during labor to increase fluid levels and prevent complications.

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    Oligohydramnios is a pregnancy condition characterized by low amniotic fluid levels. It is diagnosed via ultrasound by measuring the amniotic fluid index below 5cm. Causes include fetal urinary tract abnormalities or uterine issues. Complications can include cord compression, musculoskeletal issues, and growth problems. Treatment may include maternal hydration or amnioinfusion during labor to increase fluid levels and prevent complications.

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    OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS

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    Oligohydramnios is a pregnancy condition characterized by low amniotic fluid levels. It is diagnosed via ultrasound by measuring the amniotic fluid index below 5cm. Causes include fetal urinary tract abnormalities or uterine issues. Complications can include cord compression, musculoskeletal issues, and growth problems. Treatment may include maternal hydration or amnioinfusion during labor to increase fluid levels and prevent complications.

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    OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS

    Oligohydramnios is a condition in pregnancy characterized by a deficiency of amniotic fluid. It is the opposite of polyhydramnios. Diagnosis Diagnosis is made by ultrasound measurement of the amniotic fluid index (AFI) <5cm. Several different methods exist for calculating AFI, that produce different index numbers below which oligohydramnios is said to be present. Causes It is typically caused by fetal urinary tract abnormalities such as bilateral renal agenesis ( Potter's syndrome ), fetal polycystic kidneys, or genitourinary obstruction. Uteroplacental insufficiency is another common cause. Most of these abnormalities can also be detected by obstetric ultrasound. It may also occur simply due to dehydration of the mother, maternal use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, or without a determinable cause (idiopathic). Complications Complications may include cord compression, musculoskeletal abnormalities such as facial distortion and clubfoot, pulmonary hypoplasia and intrauterine growth restriction. Amnion nodosum is frequently also present (nodules on the fetal surface of the amnion). The use of oligohydramnios as a predictor of gestational complications is controversial. Treatment A Cochrane Review concluded that simple maternal hydration appears to increase amniotic fluid volume and may be beneficial in the management of oligohydramnios and prevention of oligohydramnios during labour or prior to external cephalic version. In severe cases oligohydramnios may be treated with amnioinfusion during labor to prevent cord compression.

    Amnioinfusion is a method of thinning thick meconium that has passed into the amniotic fluid. It can increase fetal space. It has been used to reduce meconium aspiration syndrome, though evidence of benefit is mixed. It is sometimes used in cases of oligohydramnios.

    OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS

    SUBMITTED BY: Jonalyn Marie Gamazon SUBMITTED TO: Ms. Angeline Brillantes, RN

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