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A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydramnios and is undergoing a biophysical profile (BPP).
The nurse should expect to see which of the following findings on the ultrasound?
An AFI of 8 cm is within the normal range for amniotic fluid volume.
An amniotic fluid index (AFI) of 4 cm indicates oligohydramnios, which is a low amount of amniotic fluid. Oligohydramnios can be caused by various factors, such as uteroplacental insufficiency, rupture of membranes, post-term pregnancy, fetal anomalies, or certain medications. Oligohydramnios can lead to complications such as fetal death, intrauterine growth restriction, limb contractures, or delayed lung maturation.
A single vertical pocket of amniotic fluid measuring 3 cm is also within the normal range for amniotic fluid volume.
A single vertical pocket of amniotic fluid measuring 5 cm is also within the normal range for amniotic fluid volume. Normal ranges for AFI and single vertical pocket are > 5 to < 24 cm and ≥ 2 to < 8 cm, respectively.
An amniotic fluid index (AFI) of 4 cm indicates oligohydramnios, which is a low amount of amniotic fluid.
Oligohydramnios can be caused by various factors, such as uteroplacental insufficiency, rupture of membranes, postterm pregnancy, fetal anomalies, or certain medications.
Oligohydramnios can lead to complications such as fetal death, intrauterine growth restriction, limb contractures, or delayed lung maturation.
Choice A is wrong because an AFI of 8 cm is within the normal range for amniotic fluid volume.
Choice C is wrong because a single vertical pocket of amniotic fluid measuring 3 cm is also within the normal range for amniotic fluid volume.
Choice D is wrong because a single vertical pocket of amniotic fluid measuring 5 cm is also within the normal range for amniotic fluid volume.
Normal ranges for AFI and single vertical pocket are > 5 to < 24 cm and ≥ 2 to < 8 cm, respectively.