Question

A 20-year-old female presents with lower abdominal pain and scant vaginal bleeding. she is conscious and alert with a blood pressure of 124/64 mm hg and a pulse rate of 120 beats/min and strong. when asked, she states that her last menstrual period was approximately 2 months ago. you should suspect:

Answer 1

Most likely, the person suffers from an ectopic pregnancy.

Symptoms include abdominal pain, and vaginal bleeding.

During the "ectopic preganancy", the embryo attaches outside the uterus.