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Case: Female admitted to ER with menstrual delay, acute abdominal pain with hypotension.

Author: H K



Answer:

? Ectopic pregnancy rupture. Recommended test is beta HCG to confirm pregnancy. BUT if the female is admitted after more than 24 hours of pregnancy, the fetus has already died, so beta HCG will be negative but still ectopic pregnancy should be included in our differential.


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