ILOs
- Compare and contrast screening and diagnostic testing, specifically in the context of pregnancy
- Outline 1st trimester screening in pregnancy in the UK and the follow up options available for those with a high risk result.
- Discuss ethical considerations surrounding the implementation of non-invasive prenatal testing in pregnancy
- Define Screening tests and Diagnostic tests?
- Compare the features of screening tests with diagnostic test
- What is prenatal screening?
- What is an important aspect of these screening programmes?
- Screening timelines
- How is the screening test carried out?
- Example of screening report
- When does the first trimester combined screening take place?
- What is tested here?
- Link between Maternal age and Down Syndromme (DS)?
- Link between PAPPA in unaffected and Down Syndromme (Trisomy 21)?
- Link between FbHCG in unaffected and Down Syndromme (Trisomy 21)?
- What is Nuchal Translucency (NT)?
- What other factors can affect interpratation of serum marker levels?
- Overview of serum results porcessing to achive given risk