RT Book, Section
A1 Jones, Robert
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Cydulka, Rita K.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Handel, Daniel A.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 56273537
T1 Chapter 59. Ectopic Pregnancy and Emergencies in the First 20 Weeks of Pregnancy
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178184-8
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56273537
RD 2023/03/28
AB Ectopic  pregnancy  (EP)  is  the  leading  cause  of  maternal  death  in  the  first  trimester.  Major  risk  factors  include  history  of  pelvic  inflammatory  disease,  surgical  procedures  on  the  fallopian  tubes,  including  tubal  ligation,  previous  EP,  diethylstilbestrol  exposure,  intrauterine  device  use,  and  assisted  reproduction  techniques.  The  most  common  extrauterine  location  is  the  fallopian  tube.  This  diagnosis  must  be  considered  in  every  woman  of  childbearing  age  presenting  with  abdominal  pain  and/or  vaginal  bleeding.