SAQ 1404 – Ectopic pregnancy risk and beta-HCG interpretation

A 28-year-old woman presents with left lower quadrant abdominal pain.

Her observations are GCS 15, pulse 80/min and BP 110/75 mmHg. You are considering ectopic pregnancy. A bedside urine qualitative beta-HCG is positive, and you plan a quantitative serum beta-HCG and transvaginal ultrasound.

List five risk factors that would increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy.

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Complete the table by indicating the relevance of the serum beta-HCG level to ultrasound interpretation and subsequent management.

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Serum beta-HCG level | Relevance to USS interpretation | Relevance to management<br /> Less than 1500 mIU/mL | |<br /> More than 1500 mIU/mL | |

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