Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein (MSAFP) Test
Maternal Serum Alpha-Fetoprotein (MSAFP) Test ( 5 Questions)
A client is scheduled to undergo the MSAFP test.
When is this test typically performed?
The MSAFP test is not done during the first trimester of pregnancy. The first trimester screening usually includes a nuchal translucency screening, which measures the fluid at the back of the fetus’s neck to assess the risk of Down syndrome.
The MSAFP test is not done between 11 and 14 weeks of gestation. This is too early to detect the level of AFP in the mother’s blood. The MSAFP test is most accurate between 16 and 18 weeks of pregnancy.
This is because the maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) test is a screening tool indicated for all high-risk pregnant clients between 15 and 20 weeks gestation. The test measures the level of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in the mother’s blood, which is produced by the fetus and can indicate certain birth defects or chromosomal abnormalities.
This is because the maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) test is a screening tool indicated for all high-risk pregnant clients between 15 and 20 weeks gestation. The test measures the level of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in the mother’s blood, which is produced by the fetus and can indicate certain birth defects or chromosomal abnormalities.
Choice A is wrong because the MSAFP test is not done during the first trimester of pregnancy. The first trimester screening usually includes a nuchal translucency screening, which measures the fluid at the back of the fetus’s neck to assess the risk of Down syndrome.
Choice B is wrong because the MSAFP test is not done between 11 and 14 weeks of gestation.
This is too early to detect the level of AFP in the mother’s blood. The MSAFP test is most accurate between 16 and 18 weeks of pregnancy.
Choice D is wrong