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==Background==
==Background==
Risk = >4-12wks
Risk = >4-12wks


==Treatment==
==Treatment==
#1st Trimester
##--> give 50 microgm
#2nd & 3rd Trimester
##--> give 300 microgm once and send Kleihauer-Betke test
##--> within 72hrs give additional 300 microgm/15 ml Rh-positive  blood


 
===Exceptions===
1st Trimester
# prior sensitization of mother
 
# known  Rh-negative father
--> give 50 microgm
# known Rh-negative fetus (from cord blood)
 
2nd & 3rd Trimester
 
--> give 300 microgm once and send Kleihauer-Betke test
 
--> within 72hrs give additional 300 microgm/15 ml Rh-positive  blood
 
* Exceptions: (1) prior sensitization of mother, (2) known  Rh-negative father, and (3) known Rh-negative fetus (from cord blood)
 
 
 


[[Category:OB/GYN]]
[[Category:OB/GYN]]

Revision as of 23:43, 28 March 2011

Background

Risk = >4-12wks

Treatment

  1. 1st Trimester
    1. --> give 50 microgm
  2. 2nd & 3rd Trimester
    1. --> give 300 microgm once and send Kleihauer-Betke test
    2. --> within 72hrs give additional 300 microgm/15 ml Rh-positive blood

Exceptions

  1. prior sensitization of mother
  2. known Rh-negative father
  3. known Rh-negative fetus (from cord blood)
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