ECTOPIC Flashcards
leading cause of maternal death
ectopic
ectopic defined
pregnancy not implanted within endometrium
ectopis classic triad
pain, abnormal vaginal bleeding, palpable adnexal mass
differential D to ectopic
PID, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, spontaneous abortion, ovarian cysts
risks of ectopic (8)
abnormal tube tube surgery tube pregnancy PID IUD increas maternal age increased parity C-section
Fertility treatment is more or less likely to be ectopic
more
What is important in diagnosis ectopic
serial hCG levels (will be lower than normal)
for a pregnancy to be intrauterine we must see
gestational sac
most common reason for death from ectopic
bleeding
where do ectopic occur most
ampulla or isthmus
what ectopics cause the biggest bleed (3)
intramural, cervix and ovary
intramural (cornual ectopic) gives what sign
interstitial line sign
Cervical scar implantation has what at implantation site
increased vascularity
what destinguishes cervical implantation from incomplete abortion
incomplete aboriton is nonvascular
specific findings of ectopic
live fetal pole
