Re: OB-GYN-L: Forward from MEDLAB-L pH testing on vaginal(amnioni
From: Bert Gold (bgold@ktb.net)
Tue Oct 19 20:04:20 1999
Actually, I have seen an effort at ferning which failed during the
9th month of my G2Ppre1 wife. Unfortunately the amnion had
probably ruptured and self-repaired because the baby was
born with GBS about 96 hours later. Ferning, I think,
is an imperfect assay. No paper was around at that
particular office at that particular time, but the fluid
leak was running clear and not ferning.
Of course, Dr. Ramirez is right that that was my single
experience.
-Bert
Efrain Ramirez wrote:
>
> Of course- -- I think Bert has never seen a ferning-- just to tease him ? ( Apparently I am not too
> good in deciphering males from females names in english - burned with Ashley Hill )
>
> Appreciate your response.
>
> Saludos
>
> Efrain
>
> "Braun, R. Daniel" wrote:
>
> > I believe that many texts say that you must have both positive nitrazine
> > and fern to make diagnosis in absence of seeing fluid running out of cervix.
> > Dan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: eramirez@icepr.com
> > To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
> > Sent: 10/12/99 12:54 PM
> > Subject: Re: OB-GYN-L: Forward from MEDLAB-L pH testing on vaginal(amnioni
> >
> > At Tue, 12 Oct 1999, Braun, R. Daniel wrote:
> > >
> > >We use "Nitrazine" Paper. It turns Black at a pH above 7.3. It is
> > >commercially available. This test was originally described in 1932 by
> > Arthur
> > >Baptisti, MD who was a second year resident in Obstetrics at Johns
> > Hopkins
> > >when it was published. I think it was in the AJOG.
> > >
> > >Dan
> > >R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG
> > >Clinical Professor
> > >Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
> > >Indiana U. School of Medicine
> > >Indianapolis, IN 46202
> > >
> > >OBGYN.net
> > >International Representative for United States
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Bert Gold [mailto:bgold@ktb.net]
> > >Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 12:15 AM
> > >To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
> > >Subject: OB-GYN-L: Forward from MEDLAB-L pH testing on
> > >vaginal(amnionic?) fluid
> > >
> > >fyi
>> > >-------- Original Message --------
> > >Subject: [ML] pH testing on vaginal(amnionic?) fluid
> > >Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 15:36:28 -0400
> > >From: John Luca <john.luca@snet.net>
> > >Reply-To: Medical Laboratory Professionals
> > >List<MEDLAB-L@LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>,John Luca <john.luca@snet.net>
> > >To: MEDLAB-L@LISTSERV.ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU
> > >
> > >Our obstetricians are using nitrazine paper to test the vaginal pH of
> > >pregnant women to detect amniotic fluid that may be leaking. Does any
> > >one
> > >else do this, and how do you quality control the procedure. Is there
> > >anything commercially available?
> > >
> > >Does anyone have any experience with Litmus Concepts FemExam Test card
> > >(a
> > >waived test for vaginal pH)?
> > >
> > >How about AmnioTest?
> > >
> > >Any information would be helpful.
> > >
> > >Please respond to list or directly to:
> > >Jean Cayer
> > >St. Vincent's
> > >Bridgeport ,Ct.
> > >jcayer@svhs-ct.org
> >
> > We use the same thing-- if you want to get fancy or have more pieces of
> > evidence you can do a Fern Test (take some "amniotic" fluid, put on the
> > slide , let it dry and later see it under a microscope)-- youl see "tree
> > Ferns'..
> >
> > --
> > Efrain Ramirez MD FACOG
> > "The things you learn after you know everything are the important ones"
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