Contraction stress test — Oxytocin A contraction stress test (CST) is performed near the end of pregnancy to determine how well the fetus will cope with the contractions of childbirth. The aim is to induce contractions and monitor the fetus to check for heart rate… … Wikipedia
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Nonstress test — Diagnostics ICD 9 CM 75.34 A nonstress test (NST) is a screening test used in pregnancy. A cardiotocograph is used to monitor the fetal heart rate … Wikipedia
Triple test — The triple test, also called triple screen, the Kettering test or the Bart s test, is an investigation performed during pregnancy in the second trimester to classify a patient as either high risk or low risk for chromosomal abnormalities (and… … Wikipedia
oxytocin challenge test — (OCT) a contraction stress test in which uterine contractions are stimulated by intravenous infusion of oxytocin … Medical dictionary
test — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. examination; trial, essay; criterion; experiment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A check for adequacy] Syn. inspection, analysis, countdown, probing, inquiry, inquest, elimination, proving ground(s), training … English dictionary for students
Échographie de stress — L échocardiographie de stress est une modalité d échocardiographie consistant à visualiser et à analyser les modifications de la contraction du muscle cardiaque lors d un stress constitué par un effort ou par injection de certains médicaments.… … Wikipédia en Français
Voice stress analysis — (VSA) technology is said to record psychophysiological stress responses that are present in human voice, when a person suffers psychological stress in response to a stimulus (question) and where the consequences may be dire for the subject being… … Wikipedia
Cardiotocography — Intervention A cardiotocograph recording fetal heart rate and uterine contractions ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
CST — cardiac stress test; cardiovascular self assessment tool; cavernous sinus thrombosis; certified surgical technologist; chemostatin; Christ Siemens Touraine [syndrome]; compliance, static; computer scatter tomography; contraction stress test;… … Medical dictionary
Contraction stress test. The top tracing of each pair shows the fetal heart rate; the bottom shows uterine contractions. (A), A negative (normal) result, with uterine contractions followed by an unchanged fetal heart rate. (B), A positive result, showing late deceleration with uterine contractions.
