Current issues of mathematical modeling and advancement in radiology |
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Authors: | LIa Klepper |
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Affiliation: | Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI, USA. |
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Abstract: | A 22-year-old woman was found in bed unresponsive and hypotensive after an apparent overdose. Subsequent workup in the emergency department identified a ruptured ectopic pregnancy and extensive hemoperitoneum. A significant delay occurred when emergency physicians excluded the possibility of pregnancy because of the patient's normal menstrual history. A qualitative serum or urine pregnancy test is recommended in all women of child-bearing age who present with poisoning or drug overdose. |
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