Ductus venosus
shunts oxygenated blood from placenta (via umb vein) to IVC
Normal ductus venosus flow
toward the heart, triphasic with an S, D and A “trough”
reversed A wave of ductus venosus indicates
risk of aneuploidy, cardiac defects, fetal death
high association with T21
tricuspid regurgitation associated with trisomy
21
Uterine artery doppler to help predict
placental insufficiency
T or F – notching in the waveform of a uterine artery is normal
False