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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Do NOT perform digital exam in patients who present with vaginal bleeding when >20 weeks pregnant | *Do NOT perform digital exam in patients who present with vaginal bleeding when >20 weeks pregnant | ||
*Only 20% of miscarriages occur after the first trimester | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 05:12, 20 February 2015
Background
- Do NOT perform digital exam in patients who present with vaginal bleeding when >20 weeks pregnant
- Only 20% of miscarriages occur after the first trimester
Differential Diagnosis
Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy (>20wks)
- Emergent delivery
- Placental abruption
- Placenta previa
- Vasa previa
- Uterine rupture
- Preterm labor
- Vaginal trauma
- Placenta accreta
- Intrauterine fetal demise
See Also
Source
Tintinalli