A ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with an intrauterine device: A case report

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are used worldwide. The 2 types that are used are the levonorgestrel IUD and a copper containing IUD. This is a case study of a 30-year-old female with a levonorgestrel IUD who was diagnosed with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy in the emergency department (ED). Point-of-care...

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Autores principales: Gaetani, Samantha L., Garbade, Gabrielle J., Haas, Susan I., Roth, Kevin R., Kane, Kathleen E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8493499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34630798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.08.074
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author Gaetani, Samantha L.
Garbade, Gabrielle J.
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Roth, Kevin R.
Kane, Kathleen E.
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description Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are used worldwide. The 2 types that are used are the levonorgestrel IUD and a copper containing IUD. This is a case study of a 30-year-old female with a levonorgestrel IUD who was diagnosed with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy in the emergency department (ED). Point-of-care urine pregnancy test and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) were vital in making this diagnosis and should be utilized in patients assigned female at birth who present with abdominal pain.
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spelling pubmed-84934992021-10-08 A ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with an intrauterine device: A case report Gaetani, Samantha L. Garbade, Gabrielle J. Haas, Susan I. Roth, Kevin R. Kane, Kathleen E. Radiol Case Rep Case Report Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are used worldwide. The 2 types that are used are the levonorgestrel IUD and a copper containing IUD. This is a case study of a 30-year-old female with a levonorgestrel IUD who was diagnosed with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy in the emergency department (ED). Point-of-care urine pregnancy test and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) were vital in making this diagnosis and should be utilized in patients assigned female at birth who present with abdominal pain. Elsevier 2021-10-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8493499/ /pubmed/34630798 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.08.074 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Gaetani, Samantha L.
Garbade, Gabrielle J.
Haas, Susan I.
Roth, Kevin R.
Kane, Kathleen E.
A ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with an intrauterine device: A case report
title A ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with an intrauterine device: A case report
title_full A ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with an intrauterine device: A case report
title_fullStr A ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with an intrauterine device: A case report
title_full_unstemmed A ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with an intrauterine device: A case report
title_short A ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with an intrauterine device: A case report
title_sort ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with an intrauterine device: a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8493499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34630798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.08.074
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