03-06-2009, 05:41 AM
Continuation of previous Mnemonic.....T
his is latest Friends! No more Triple Screen.........You go with 'Quad Screen' these days
It measures
1)bHCG,
2)Inhibin A
3)AFP
4)Estriol
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{Mnemonic-165}.........Quad Screen(Down Syndrome)....................
"Did you know ,BETTY and her Brother InAbin are growing UP with DOWN syndrome"
~BetaHCG leve (BETTY) is UP in DOWN syndrome...
~Inhibin A ("InAbin") is also UP[ it is a hormone produced by the placenta ]....
~AFP and Estriol levels are NORMAL......
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{Mnemonic-195}......Quad Screening during Pregnancy.......
" 'E'dwards Syndrome is
'E'ighteen and
'E'verything is decreased!"
~ Quad screen done during Pregnancy for 'E'dwards syndrome indicates....
~Chromosome 18 defect [Trisomy 18]
~'E'verything is decreased!"=level of all four markers are reduced
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his is latest Friends! No more Triple Screen.........You go with 'Quad Screen' these days
It measures
1)bHCG,
2)Inhibin A
3)AFP
4)Estriol
*****************************************************************
{Mnemonic-165}.........Quad Screen(Down Syndrome)....................
"Did you know ,BETTY and her Brother InAbin are growing UP with DOWN syndrome"
~BetaHCG leve (BETTY) is UP in DOWN syndrome...
~Inhibin A ("InAbin") is also UP[ it is a hormone produced by the placenta ]....
~AFP and Estriol levels are NORMAL......
********=======**********================
{Mnemonic-195}......Quad Screening during Pregnancy.......
" 'E'dwards Syndrome is
'E'ighteen and
'E'verything is decreased!"
~ Quad screen done during Pregnancy for 'E'dwards syndrome indicates....
~Chromosome 18 defect [Trisomy 18]
~'E'verything is decreased!"=level of all four markers are reduced
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