Competency information
Details
Perform the analyses to laboratory standard operating procedures on patients with pregnancy associated disorders:
- HCG
- progesterone
- liver function tests.
Considerations
- The clinical signs and symptoms, biochemistry and diagnosis of pregnancy-associated disorders, including the need for surveillance with molar pregnancies:
- ectopic pregnancy
- hydatidiform mole
- choriocarcinoma
- HELLP syndrome
- miscarriage.
- Role of imaging in the diagnosis of the complications of pregnancy.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Perform the range of biochemical, point-of-care and molecular techniques used in the work-base to investigate pregnant women, neonates and infants. |
| # 2 | Outcome Use reference ranges for the interpretation and reporting of results from pregnant women, neonates and infants. |