PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for May, 2001: Re: Could only see three chambers of the heart on u/s and worried

Re: Could only see three chambers of the heart on u/s and worried

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 May 2001 21:29:46 -0500 (CDT)

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>>Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 16:53:24 -0500
>>
>>I had my u/s today and the tech freaked me out. She
>>measured forever and when she finally let me see she
>>showed me the head and the heart. I had been hearing
>>about the defect where the baby's skull is not complete
>>(sorry I don't remember the name of it) so I asked if
>>the whole skull was there and she said yes. But when I
>>asked if all four chambers of the heart were there, she
>>said she couldn't tell me. I was scared something was
>>wrong and the doctor seemed to take forever looking at
>>them. When I was finally able to see him, he told me
>>that they couldn't see all four chambers and that he
>>wouldn't do another u/s to confirm they were there. I
>>asked if my baby could live with just three and he said
>>no. He wouldn't do the u/s because he said it wouldn't
>>change the outcome. I want to know if my baby is okay.
>>Have any of you experienced this? What was the outcome? What should I
>>do?
>>Thanks,
>>Meredith
>>edd 10-3-01
>>

Request a referral to a Large University Medical Center where there is a pediatric cardiologist who can do a focused intensive ultrasound and tell you for sure what is going on. It is not uncommon to not be able to see all four chambers of the heart due to movement or position of the baby. Usually when this occurs the US is repeated(and in my opinion, at no charge) in a few days to a week and the 4 chamber view is nearly always seen.

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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