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Aren't we compatible? Parts 3 & 4 of A Four Part MCQ About One Patient's Pregnancy
- 2021/02/28
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Thanks for listening to the second episode of this 4 part series on one patient's pregnancy.
Listen to episode 3 first if you have not yet.
Remember to say your answers out loud and summarize the information you've heard to make this an active learning process.
Part 2
Imagine now that we have the same otherwise healthy mother who presents at 25 weeks with sudden onset of vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, and high-frequency, low-intensity contractions every 3 minutes. Exam shows a tender and hard uterus. Her cervix is closed with a speculum exam. Fetal heart tracing is Category 1. CBC shows a slightly worse normocytic anemia, and antibody screen for Rh is still negative. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- Uterine rupture:
- Placental abruption: Correct. Classic clinical presentation. In summary, presenting signs of placental abruption include
- Sudden-onset vaginal bleeding,
- Abdominal or back pain,
- High-frequency, low-intensity contractions,
- Rigid & tender uterus.
- Sub-chorionic hemorrhage
- Concealed uterine abruption
Bonus Question! If this patient had no signs of bleeding, would the diagnosis still likely be placental abruption?
Part 3
What is the next best step in management?
Part 4
At 28 weeks gestation, she was seen in the office for her regularly scheduled 28-week appointment, and as a part of screening at this time, her blood-work showed anti-D antibody titers are 1:32. What happened?
Soon we'll have the answers posted online so watch out for updates.
Thanks for listening!