ECTOPIC PREGNANCY

Course overview

AN ECTOPIC PREGNANCY OCCURS WHEN FETAL TISSUE IMPLANTS OUTSIDE OF THE UTERUS OR ATTACHES TO AN ABNORMAL OR SCARRED PORTION OF THE UTERUS. ECTOPIC PREGNANCIES CARRY HIGH RATES OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IF NOT RECOGNIZED AND TREATED PROMPTLY. ECTOPIC PREGNANCIES MAY PRESENT WITH PAIN, VAGINAL BLEEDING, OR MORE VAGUE COMPLAINTS SUCH AS NAUSEA AND VOMITING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REVIEW THE ETIOLOGY OF ECTOPIC PREGNANCY AND EXAMINE TREATMENT APPROACHES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL OUTLINE THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN RECOGNIZING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH ECTOPIC PREGNANCIES.