Screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

I have several patients whom I suspect are drinking during pregnancy. How can I find out for sure if they are? You can use one of the validated tools to screen for problem drinking. Motherisk uses the TWEAK test, but others are just as good. Following birth, you can test infants' meconium for m...

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian family physician 2005-01, Vol.51 (1), p.33-34
Hauptverfasser: Gareri, Joey, Chan, Daphne, Klein, Julia, Koren, Gideon
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - diagnosis
Clinical Practice
Female
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - prevention & control
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Meconium - chemistry
Mothers
Neonatal Screening - methods
Pregnancy
Psychological Tests
Screening tests
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Zusammenfassung:I have several patients whom I suspect are drinking during pregnancy. How can I find out for sure if they are? You can use one of the validated tools to screen for problem drinking. Motherisk uses the TWEAK test, but others are just as good. Following birth, you can test infants' meconium for metabolites of ethanol to detect whether they were exposed in utero to excessive drinking.
ISSN:0008-350X
1715-5258