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Apt test — The Apt test is a medical test used to differentiate fetal or neonatal blood from maternal blood.HistoryThe test was developed by Leonard Apt, an American pediatric ophthalmologist. The test was originally used to identify the source of bloody… … Wikipedia
APT — or Apt may refer to: Places * Apt, Vaucluse, a commune of the Vaucluse département of France * Arrondissement of Apt, an arrondissement in the Vaucluse département of France Organizations * Apt Records, a subsidiary record label of ABC Paramount… … Wikipedia
apt — 1 happy, felicitous, appropriate, fitting, *fit, suitable, meet, proper Analogous words: apposite, pertinent, *relevant, apropos: pat, timely, opportune (see SEASONABLE): telling, convincing, compelling (see VALID): right, nice, precise, exact… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Apt-Downey test — The Apt Downey test is used to help differentiate between maternal from baby blood.The blood is placed in a test tube; sterile water is added to hemolyze the RBCs, yielding free hemoglobin.This solution then is mixed with 1% sodium hydroxide. If… … Wikipedia
APT — Las siglas APT pueden referirse a los siguientes términos: Advanced Packaging Tool, una herramienta informática de gestión de paquetes desarrollada por Debian. Teoría del arbitraje, una teoría de modelado económico en finanzas. APT (álbum), un… … Wikipedia Español
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
APT — abbr. Automated Product Test advanced passenger train … Dictionary of English abbreviation
APT — aeronaut. abbr. Airman Proficiency Test aeronaut. abbr. Automatic Position Telemetering comp. abbr. Automatic Picture Transmission comp. abbr. Automatic Programmed Tool milit. abbr. Armour Piercing Tracer telecom. abbr. Automatic Picture… … United dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms
Triple test — The triple test, also called triple screen, the Kettering test or the Bart s test, is an investigation performed during pregnancy in the second trimester to classify a patient as either high risk or low risk for chromosomal abnormalities (and… … Wikipedia
Contraction stress test — Oxytocin A contraction stress test (CST) is performed near the end of pregnancy to determine how well the fetus will cope with the contractions of childbirth. The aim is to induce contractions and monitor the fetus to check for heart rate… … Wikipedia
