GESTATIONAL SAC EVALUATION

Course overview

THE GESTATIONAL SAC IS THE FIRST STRUCTURE SEEN IN PREGNANCY BY ULTRASOUND AS EARLY AS 4.5 TO 5 WEEKS OF GESTATIONAL AGE, BUT IT IS ONLY 97.6% SPECIFIC FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF INTRAUTERINE PREGNANCY. EARLY PREGNANCY OBSTETRIC ULTRASOUND IS ESSENTIAL IN DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN INTRAUTERINE PREGNANCY, PREGNANCY OF UNKNOWN LOCATION, AND ECTOPIC PREGNANCY AS WELL AS ASSESSING PREGNANCY VIABILITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INTERPRETATION OF EARLY PREGNANCY OBSTETRIC ULTRASOUND FINDINGS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND PROVIDING FOLLOW UP CARE FOR PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH A PREGNANCY OF UNKNOWN LOCATION OR UNCERTAIN VIABILITY.