Human Chorionic
Gonadotropin – study set
HcG screening test can be used to? - answer --diagnose pregnancy
-helpful in monitoring high-risk pregnancies
-tumor marker for HcG-producing cancers
Where is Hcg secreted from? - answer -trophoblast after ovum is
fertilized
appears as early as 10 days after conception
Ectopic pregnancy - answer -high HcG value
gestational contents not visible in uterus
Recommended use for qualitative beta-HcG - answer -Rapid
pregnancy test
Recomended use for quantative HcG - answer -more accurate
pregnancy test
b/c levels of hcg should double every 3 days for the first 6 weeks
Recommended use for quantative hcg - answer -tumor marker
used to monitor high-risk pregnancy
monitor pts with hCg secreting tumors
