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What percentage of first-trimester pregnancies in the United States are ectopically located?
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A 25-year-old nulligravida with Rh-negative blood type and a negative antibody screen is postoperative day 1 following salpingectomy for a 6-week ectopic pregnancy. What dose of IgG anti-D immunoglobulin is deemed sufficient prior to discharge?
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Among women who become pregnant while using contraception, the relative number of ectopic pregnancies is increased with which of the following contraceptives?
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c. Progestin-releasing intrauterine device
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d. Estrogen-containing birth control pills
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A 31-year-old G2P1 presents to the emergency room at 7 weeks by last menstrual period with pelvic pain. Her β-hCG level is 1234 mIU/mL, but no ultrasound is performed. When she returns to her obstetrician’s office for follow-up 3 days later, her β-hCG is 1166 mIU/mL and ultrasound demonstrates a 5-cm complex left adnexal mass. A diagnostic laparoscopy is performed, and the surgical findings are shown in the image. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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c. “Acute” ectopic pregnancy
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d. “Chronic” ectopic pregnancy
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In ectopic pregnancies, the absence of which tubal tissue layer facilitates rapid invasion of proliferating trophoblasts into the muscularis?
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What is the classic triad of clinical symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy?
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