Which of the following fetal lung maturity test results correlate?
A) L/S ratio: 1.0, surfactant/albumin ratio: 80
B) L/S ratio: 2.5, foam stability index: 43
C) L/S ratio: 2.2, surfactant/albumin ratio: 75
D) L/S ratio: 1.5, foam stability index: 49

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Both the L/S ratio and surfactant/albumin ratio indicate fetal lung maturity, and the values in choice C are within a similar range (L/S ratio of 2.2 and surfactant/albumin ratio of 75). The values in the other choices do not correlate as closely.

Which of the Following Fetal Lung Maturity Test Results Correlate