A 41-week pregnant multigravida presents in the labour and delivery unit after a nonstress test indicated that her fetus could be experiencing some difficulties in utero.Which diagnostic tool would yield more detailed information about the fetus?

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Real-time ultrasound permits detailed assessment of the physical and physiological characteristics of the developing fetus and cataloguing of normal and abnormal biophysical responses to stimuli.The BPP is a noninvasive,dynamic assessment of a fetus that is based on acute and chronic markers of fetal disease.An ultrasound for fetal anomalies would most likely have occurred earlier in the pregnancy.It is too late in the pregnancy to perform an MSAFP.Furthermore,it does not provide information related to fetal well-being.Indications for PUBS include prenatal diagnosis or inherited blood disorders,karyotyping of malformed fetuses,detection of fetal infection,determination of the acid-base status of the fetus with IUGR,and assessment and treatment of isoimmunization and thrombocytopenia in the fetus.

A 41-Week Pregnant Multigravida Presents in the Labour and Delivery