PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for May, 2001: Re: 2 Questions about Ultrasound

Re: 2 Questions about Ultrasound

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 9 May 2001 21:42:49 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 9 May 2001, Jen wrote: >
>I had an Ultrasound last week which was called a Level III. Is this in
>any way different from a
>Level II (this is what I had with my last 2 children, different doctor,
>different state)? It only
>lasted about 20 minutes.
>
>Also, I noticed that the baby's heart seemed to be beating more slowly
>than what I've heard in
>my OB/GYN's office with the Doppler (the sound was not on during the
>ultrasound--I'm going
>by the movement I saw). I didn't clock it, but no way was it 150+ bpm.
>Is there some reason the
>heart movements would appear slower on Ultrasound? If the heartrate were
>abnormally slow,
>would that be the sort of thing the perinatologist would have picked up
>on? I forgot to ask at the
>time. He did say that he thought everything looked fine.
>
>--
>Jen
>

Jen, The name for the ultrasounds (level II, level III) have actually been abandoned and the correct term for a detailed perinatal ultrasound is a "targeted ultrasound" and should be the nomenclature used by everyone. As to the heart rate, it often appears slower when simply observing it and not listening. It was likely fine or the scan would have lasted longer than 20 minutes and the physician would have likely mentioned something... Lynn

--
Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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