A rational diagnostic approach to the “phantom hCG” and other clinical scenarios in which a patient is thought to be pregnant but is not

The scenario in which a patient tests positive for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in the absence of pregnancy can pose a diagnostic dilemma for clinicians. The term “phantom hCG” refers to persistently positive hCG levels on diagnostic testing in a nonpregnant patient and such results often lead...

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Autores principales: Oyatogun, Oluwafunmilayo, Sandhu, Mandeep, Barata-Kirby, Stephanie, Tuller, Erin, Schust, Danny J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2021
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8207263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34179786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26334941211016412

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8207263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34179786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/26334941211016412

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