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DEFINICIONES
DIAGNOSTICO HALLAZGOS
Dolor abdominal tipo contracción.
Presión pélvica o dolor de espalda.
Embarazo igual o menor a 37 semanas.
Antecedentes clínicos y obstétricos de:
Edad (< 18 años, >35 años)
Nivel socio económico bajo
RPM pretérmino o parto pretérmino previo
ANAMNESIS Sobredistensión uterina (gemelos, polihidramnios,
miomas, malformaciones uterinas)
Trauma materno
Incompetencia cervical
Bacteriuria asintomática / Pielonefritis aguda
ETS / Vaginosis bacteriana
Infección estreptococo grupo B
Neumonía / Paludismo / Fiebre Tifoidea / Apendicitis
Contracciones uterinas (mínimo 3 en 30 minutos) pueden
ser dolorosas o no.
EXAMEN Aumento o cambio en la secreción vaginal
FISICO Sangrado genital.
Salida de tapón mucoso cervical.
Borramiento (50%) o dilatación (igual o menor a 3 cm)
EXAMENES DE Biometría Hemática
LABORATORIO EMO / Urocultivo
Cristalografía / Gram y fresco de secreción vaginal
Ecografía abdominal para confirmación de peso fetal y
edad gestacional, ILA, longitud del cuello del útero.
Monitoreo fetal electrónico (si es disponible).
OBJETIVOS TERAPEUTICOS:
TOCOLISIS (para prolongar al menos 72 horas el embarazo).
MADURACION PULMONAR FETAL (embarazos < de 34 semanas).
DETERMINAR ETIOLOGIA
TRANSFERENCIA A UNIDAD DE NEONATOLOGIA ESPECIALIZADA.
EXAMEN CLINICO
EXAMEN ESPECULAR - GRAM FRESCO – TACTO VAGINAL
PROTOCOLO PROTOCOLO
IVU RPM
NEGATIVA
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