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2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Unrecognized ectopic pregnancies threaten patient survival.
According to scientists in the United States, "we report a case of heterotopic pregnancy in a woman who had not undergone in vitro fertilization or any other reproductive assistance. The patient failed to mount a tachycardic response to hemorrhagic shock. Bradycardia is a well-established phenomenon in the setting of hemoperitoneum and particularly with ruptured ectopic pregnancy.
"This is a case of heterotopic pregnancy with relative bradycardia in a woman without predisposing factors for heterotopic pregnancy," said M.P. Somers and colleagues, University of Virginia, Department of Emergency Medicine.
"We make suggestions on avoiding common pitfalls in the emergency department diagnosis of heterotopic pregnancy. We also address the similar clinical presentations of heterotopic pregnancy and ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Unrecognized ectopic pregnancies threaten patient survival.