To confirm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM), you can use one of these tests:
1. Nitrazine paper test: Tests the pH of vaginal secretions; turns BLUE with amniotic fluid (higher pH).
2. Ferning test: Amniotic fluid mixed together with estrogen creates a “fern-like” pattern under a microscope.
A child demonstrating oliguria, cola-colored urine, and signs/symptoms of hypervolemia following a recent streptococcal infection (strep throat) should be evaluated for Acute Glomerulonephritis.
"Vesicular" breath sounds are anormal finding upon auscultation (i.e., the sound air makes flowing in and out of lungs). "Adventitious" breath sounds are always abnormal!
