Clinical manifestations and Diagnostic tests
Clinical manifestations and Diagnostic tests ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is performing a nitrazine paper test on a client who reports fluid leaking from the vagina.
The nurse observes that the paper remains yellow after contact with the fluid.
How should the nurse interpret this result?
the fluid is not amniotic and does not indicate membrane rupture.
This is because the nitrazine paper test involves putting a drop of fluid obtained from the vagina onto paper strips containing nitrazine dye.
The strips change color depending on the pH of the fluid. The strips will turn blue if the pH is greater than 6.0, which is indicative of amniotic fluid. However, if the paper remains yellow after contact with the fluid, it means the pH is less than 6.0, which is indicative of urine or vaginal secretions.
the fluid is not blood and does not indicate placental abruption.
the fluid is not meconium-stained and does not indicate fetal distress.
This is because the nitrazine paper test involves putting a drop of fluid obtained from the vagina onto paper strips containing nitrazine dye.
The strips change color depending on the pH of the fluid. The strips will turn blue if the pH is greater than 6.0, which is indicative of amniotic fluid. However, if the paper remains yellow after contact with the fluid, it means the pH is less than 6.0, which is indicative of urine or vaginal secretions.
Normal ranges for pH of vaginal fluid are 3.8 to 4.5, while normal ranges for pH of amniotic fluid are 7.0 to 7.5.