miscarriage Flashcards
A woman who is 9 weeks pregnant presents with vaginal bleeding. The cervical os is closed. An ultrasound shows an intrauterine pregnancy with a fetal heart. She has been pregnant once before which resulted in a miscarriage
Threatened miscarriage
The possibility of bleeding due to non-pregnancy causes (e.g. cervical ectropion) should also be considered
22-year-old woman has a booking ultrasound scan. Her last menstrual period was 8 weeks ago. This shows an intrauterine sac with no fetal pole. These findings are confirmed with a transvaginal ultrasound.
missed
A woman who is 10 weeks pregnant presents with heavy vaginal bleeding and crampy lower abdominal pains. On examination some clots are seen around an open cervical os
invetiable
painless vaginal bleeding occurring before 24 weeks
threatened
heavy bleeding with clots and pain
cervical os is open
inevitable
not all products of conception have been expelled
pain and vaginal bleeding
cervical os is open
incomplete