Unit 20 Skeletal Abnormalities

31:25 lesson

OB/GYN Exam Prep

Unit 20 Skeletal Abnormalities

This educational unit teaches sonographers how to identify and characterize fetal facial, neck, and skeletal abnormalities using ultrasound, focusing on proper imaging protocols and diagnostic significance. Students will learn to recognize conditions such as cleft lip and palate, micrognathia, and cystic hygromas, understand their associations with chromosomal and genetic syndromes, and apply multiplanar imaging techniques for accurate diagnosis and clinical reporting. The course emphasizes the importance of systematic facial assessment during detailed anatomy scans and how early detection enables appropriate genetic counseling and multidisciplinary care planning.

31:25

Full lesson

Transcript

31:25 lesson

Hi there and welcome to prep's ultrasound, O-B-G-Y-N Registry Review Course. I am Jenna Le care, an A-R-D-M-S certified sonographer and I'm excited to walk you through Unit 20 sonographic evaluation of fetal facial neck and skeletal abnormalities. The first section will focus on fetal facial abnormalities. This is a category of anomalies that often provide early diagnostic clues to chromosomal con...

Unlock Full Transcript

Previous: Unit 19 Genitourinary Abnormalities Next: Unit 21 Understanding Multiple Gestations Zygosity, Chorionicity, Amnionicity