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Ko te hapu ectopic kua pakaru me te whakaheke toto moata

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Ka puta te haputanga ectopic i te wa e whakato ana te hua manu wairakau ka timata te tipu ki waho o te kohao matua o te kōpū, te nuinga kei roto i te whaiti ** ngongo fallopian** (95 ki te 97 paiheneti o nga keehi, e kiia ana he hapu ngongo), he uaua ake ranei i roto i te ovary, cervix, uterine cornua, he nawe cesarean ranei o mua. Na te mea he 1 ki te 4 millimeters (0.04 ki te 0.16 inihi) te whanui noa te ngongo fallopian me te kore he pakitara uaua matotoru, ka totoro te tipu o te kukune me nga oko toto i roto i te pakitara ngongo, te tikanga kei waenga i te 5 me te 10 wiki o te haputanga (he maha i mua i te mohiotanga o te manawanui kua hapu ia). Ka pakaru te ngongo fallopian, ka ringihia e nga manga rere teitei o te uwha me te ovarian arteries 1,000 ki te 2,500 milliliters (2 ki te 5 pints) o te toto tika ki roto i te kohao puku (hemoperitoneum) me te iti, karekau ranei e kitea te toto tara. Ko te ruptured ectopic pregnancy te te take nui-tahi o te mate o te whaea i te marama tuatahi o te ao, me tere tere te kawe waka tūroro mo te pokanga laparoscopic ohorere me te whakaheke toto.

Ka puta te toto o roto ki te iti, KORE ranei te toto tara: Kia mataara mo te mamae o te Pokihiwi

Kaua rawa e whakaaro kei te noho haumaru te wahine hapu na te mea he paku parauri iti kei runga i ona kakahu o roto, kaore ranei he toto tara. I roto i te haputanga ectopic kua pakaru, 90 ki te 95 paiheneti o te toto ka rere ki roto ki roto i te kohao puku kua hiri, kaua ki waho ma te puta. Ka whakakiia e te toto wai te pelvis ka rere whakarunga ki raro i te diaphragm ina takoto te turoro, ka whakapataritari i te phrenic nerve (C3, C4, C5), ka puta ohorere, ka mamae nui i te tino pito o te pakihiwi (Kehr's sign) i te taha o te mangere, ka ngenge ranei ina tu ana. Ko te mamae o te kopu me te mamae i te pito o te pakihiwi, te ngenge ranei i roto i te tangata kua pakeke te whanau, he mahi ohorere te ora.

Mahia tenei inaianei

  1. **Waea atu ki to nama whawhati tata o te rohe mena ka pa te mamae o te kopu (he hapu pea) tetahi taha o te taha o te kopu, me te mangere, te ngenge, te kiri koma, te mamae o te pakihiwi ranei. tau ohorere. Kia marama te korero ki te Kaituku: "E whakapaetia ana kua pakaru te haputanga ectopic me te toto o roto me te ohorere," no reira ka whakareri te kaihopu waka tūroro i nga wai whakaroto me te whakamohio i te ruuma whakawhanau o te hohipera.
  2. Whakatakotoria te tangata ki runga i tona tuara (ka titaha paku ranei ki tona taha maui) kaua e tukua kia tu, kia hikoi ranei. Ka tu tika, ka noho ranei i runga i te wharepaku ina neke atu i te kotahi rita o te toto kua uru ki roto i te puku ka paheke tonu te pehanga toto (orthostatic syncope), ka mate ohorere te mahara, te mahunga i runga i nga papa kaukau, me te mate ngakau. Whakatakotoria ia ki runga i te moenga, ki te papa ranei kia hikitia e nga paramedic ki runga i te moenga.
  3. Kaore e hoatu he mea ma te waha (kaore he wai, he kai, he rongoa mamae ranei). Ka taea anake te aukati i te haputanga ectopic kua pakaru i roto i te rūma mahi i raro i te whakarerenga whanui. Kia mau ki te manawanui kaore he mea ma te waha (NPO) kia kore ia e ruaki me te ngotea i te kopu o roto ki roto i ona makahukahu i te wa ohotata ana te whakauru endotracheal. I tua atu, kaua rawa e hoatu aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen ranei, e whakararu ana i te paheketanga o te pereti toto me te kino o te whakaheke toto.
  4. Kaua rawa e kuhu he tampons, kaua rawa e whakamau, kaua rawa e pehi i te puku o raro. Mena kei te puta te toto o te tara, tuu he puru horoi o waho (papa whakawhanau) ki roto i nga kakahu o roto kia taea ai e nga taakuta te whakatau i te mate toto o waho ma te tatau e hia nga papa e rukuhia ana ia haora. Kaua e pehia, e paopao ranei i te puku o raro: ka kaha te pehanga i runga i te haputanga ngongo karekau i pakaru, ka turuturu ranei ka pakaru te ngongo fallopian kua pakaru, ka puta te toto toto kino.
  5. Me whakamahana te manawanui ki nga paraikete me te aro turuki i tana pupuhi me te manawa i ia 3 ki te 5 meneti. Hipokina ia ki te paraikete mahana, ka waiho he whakamahana ki raro i a ia mena kei te takoto ia i runga i te papa tile. Ko te aukati i te ** hypothermia** (te mahana matua kei raro i te \(35°\text{C}\) ranei \(95°\text{F}\)) he mea tino nui na te mea ka ngaro te kaha o te toto makariri ki te koopu. Ki te kore ia e mohio, hurihia ki runga i tana taha maui ki te tuunga whakaora whakamuri kia maamaa tonu tana ararere.
  6. Whakapumautia te mana hapu ki te kore e mohiotia me te kohikohi i nga hitori o te rongoa mo nga kaiparapara. Tuhia te ra tuatahi o tana te wa e hapu ana (LMP), ahakoa he ** taputapu intrauterine (IUD / coil)** ranei tona ** tubal ligation o mua ("nga ngongo kua herea"), tetahi hitori o te haputanga ectopic o mua, te mate pelvic inflammatory ranei, me tona momo momo toto ** Rh). Korero atu ki nga kaiparapara mena kua pa ki a ia mamae i a ia e ngana ana ki te whakatuwhera i ona whekau, ki te mimi ranei, he tohu matarohia tenei o te kohi toto wai i roto i te pelvic Pouch of Douglas.

Ko te toto o te marama tuatahi me te mamae o te kopu te rakau whakatau haumanu

Whakamahia tenei mahere rerenga whakamatautau mo nga wahine e whanau ana i te tau whanau (mai i te pakeketanga ki te menopause, tata ki te 12 ki te 52 tau) ka puta te mamae o te puku o raro, te toto tara.

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    Start["Wahine o te Reproductive Age (12 ki te 52 yrs) me te:<br/>Poitive Pregnancy Test, Wā Kua ngaro/Tomuri, RĀNEI Kore Korekau<br/>PLUS Pelvic/Abdominal Pain or Vaginal bleeding"] --> RedFlagCheck{"He Kara Whero Ruptured / Ruperupepa Whero?<br/>1. Te mangere, te mahunga, te ngenge ranei (syncope)<br/>2. Te mamae koi i te pito o te pakihiwi (Kehr's sign)<br/>3. Te mamae kino o te puku o raro o te taha (tahi taha)<br/>4. Te mamae/te pehanga i te wa e ngana ana ki te pahemo, ki te mimi ranei<br/>5. He koma, he makariri, he kiri maru, he tere tere ranei (>100 bpm)<br/>6. Waiwai >= 2 maxi pads ia haora mo te 2 haora"}

    RedFlagCheck -->|"ĀE: He haki whero kotahi kei reira"| Emergency911["WHAKAMAHI KAUPAPA KAUPAPA KAUPAPA (E whakapaehia ana kua pakaru te Ectopic / Hemorrhage):<br/>1. Waea 911 / 112 / 999 Inamata<br/>2. Takoto whakamuri (te taha maui ranei ki te nausea/kore mohio); KAUA e tuku haere<br/>3. Puritia kia kaua e waha (NPO) mo te pokanga ohorere<br/>4. Kia mahana me te paraikete; whakamahia te papa horoi o waho anake"]

    RedFlagCheck -->|"NO: Hemodynamically stable,<br/>kaore e ngenge, karekau he mamae pokohiwi"| PainVsBleed{"He aha nga tohu e kitea ana inaianei?"}

    PainVsBleed -->|"Te mamae pelvic ngawari-ki-te-tetahi<br/>RĀNEI te parauri 'prune-juice' tote"| UrgentSameDay["TE WHAKAMAHI KAUPAPA KAUPAPA KAUPAPA KAUPAPA KAUPAPA KAUPAPA KAUPAPA:<br/>Haere ki te Tari Ohotata, ki te Unite Aromatawai Whakawhanau Moata (EPAU) I TE RANEI<br/>Me hiahia i te ra kotahi Transvaginal Ultrasound + Quantitative Serum beta-hCG<br/>Kaua e tatari mo te wa whakarite mo te wa i mua i te wiki."]

    PainVsBleed -->|"Raina waenganui o te paheketanga rite ki te paheketanga<br/>he mawhero/whero te toto tara"| MiscarriageEval["Ka Whakawehi, Kare i oti, ka oti ranei te Mahuru:<br/>Whakapa atu ki te OB/GYN, ki te Whare Wananga Moata ranei i roto i nga haora 24 mo te tirotiro Irarangi<br/>me Rh(D) Momo Toto (Anti-D / RhoGAM e hiahiatia ana i roto i nga haora 72 mena he Rh-kino)<br/>Haere tonu ki te ER ki tetahi taha ka nui haere ranei te mamae."]

    PainVsBleed -->|"Ko nga waahi marama kore mamae anake<br/>a tawhio noa te ra e tumanakohia ana"| LightSpotEval["Ka taea pea te whakaheke toto, te Cervical Ectropion, te Hematoma Subchorionic ranei:<br/>A ape i nga tampons me te taatai; te whakarite i te ultrasound wawe<br/>ki te whakau i te haputanga i roto i te kopu"]

Te whakatairite i nga take o te whakaheke toto o te marama tuatahi me te mamae o te kopu

Na te mea tae atu ki te 20 ki te 25 paiheneti o nga haputanga katoa ka pa ki te kotingotingo me te toto i roto i nga wiki 12 tuatahi, ma te wehewehe i te haputanga ectopic e mate ana ki te ora mai i te mahanga me te hematoma subchorionic kore kino ka ora.

Tikanga Haumanu Wā Angamaheni (Tau Waetanga) Te waahi mamae me te ahua Tauira Toto Wahine Nga Tohu Pūnaha me te Morearea Hemodynamic
Haputanga Ectopic Kare i pakaru (Tubal / Extrauterine) 4 ki te 7 wiki i muri i te Paheketanga Whakamutunga (LMP). Tautahi (kotahi-taha) te mamae, te kookiri, te mamae karekau ranei kei te taha maui, te taha matau ranei o te iliac fossa (pelvis). I te nuinga o te waa ** he iti, he parauri pouri, he kowhatu tae "prune-juice" ranei** (na te heke o te uterine decidua i te mea ka rere ke te progesterone), karekau ranei te toto. Ko nga tawhā haumanu he rite tonu i te mea kaore i pakaru; he nui te mate ka pakaru ohorere i nga wa katoa. Me tere te ultrasound hōhipera + methotrexate, pokanga ranei.
Haputanga Ectopic kua pakaru (Hemoperitoneum) 5 ki te 10 wiki i muri mai i te LMP (Tuhipoka: Ka pakaru nga ectopics interstitial/cornual i te 10 ki te 16 wiki me te nui o te toto). Te mamae ohorere, ka haea, ka werohia ranei te mamae o raro o te puku ka horapa puta noa i te kopu katoa, ** PLUS Pīwiwi-Tip Pain (tohu a Kehr)** me te pehanga / te mamae i runga i te putu. I te nuinga o te waa he iti te waahi pouri, karekau he toto o waho i te waa 1 ki te 2.5 rita o te toto kei roto i te puku. Retere hypovolemic ru: Waniwha, ngenge i te wa e tu ana, he kiri kakariki, he werawera makariri, he patere \(>100\text{ ki }140\text{ bpm}\) (ranei te paradoxical vagal bradycardia).
Whakawehi, Whakamatea Erehia ranei (Maheroto Mokowhiti) 5 ki te 12 wiki i muri i te LMP. Raina-waenganui (pokapū) suprapubic cramping he ahua kaha ki te paheketanga, i etahi wa ka toro atu ki te tuara o raro. Ka ahu whakamua mai i te mawhero/parauri marama (kua whakawetohia) ki te te toto whero kanapa me te kowhatu me te kiko (kaore e taea/kaore i oti). I te nuinga o te wa ka pumau mena ka puta te hemorrhagic incomplete or septic miscarriage (makuku \(>2\text{ maxi pads/hour}\) mo te 2 haora, te kirikaa/te makariri ranei).
Subchorionic Hematoma / Implantation Toto 4 ki te 9 wiki i muri i te LMP. Kore te mamae (he tino ngawari ranei te mohiotanga o te uterine uterine). He mawhero marama, he waikura, he wahi parauri ranei mo etahi haora ki etahi ra; ka whakatau noa i te nuinga o nga wa. Nga tohu haumanu noa; Ko te ultrasound transvaginal e whakau ana i te kukune hauora i roto i te kohanga uterine.
Ko te Corpus Luteum Cyst or Ovarian Torsion ranei 4 ki te 12 wiki i muri i te LMP (i nga wahine hapu kore ranei). Te mamae pelvic koi unilateral ohorere i muri i te whakakorikori tinana, i te moe tahi ranei; ko te awhiowhio ka puta nga ngaru o te mamae nui me te nausea me te ruaki. Karekau he toto tara (mehemea ka kitea te wa haputanga). Ka taea e te pakaru o te kirikiri te whakaheke toto ngawari ki roto; totoro ovarian me mahi pokai ohorere i roto i nga haora ki te wetewete me te whakaora i te ovary.
Te mate Trophoblastic Gestational (Haputanga Molar) 6 ki te 14 wiki i muri i te LMP. Te pehanga pelvic, te mamae o te puku; nausea/ruaki nui (hyperemesis) mai i te rangi-teitei \(\beta\text{-hCG}\) (\(>100,000\text{ mIU/mL}\)). Ko te "prune-juice" parauri pouri te toto, i etahi wa ka pahemo he karepe-rite te ahua o te karepe karepe. Ka taea te paheketanga wawe (te toto toto tiketike i mua i te 20 wiki), te hyperthyroidism, te whakaheke toto uterine ranei.

Anatomy and pathophysiology: He aha te take ka tere te toto o te ngongo fallopian kua pakaru

Kia mohio ai koe he aha te wahine kua pakaru te haputanga ectopic ka taea te haere mai i te hikoi me te korero ki te hopukanga ngakau katoa i raro i te 45 meneti, whakaarohia te ahua o te pelvis wahine:

  1. He aha te take e kore e taea e te ngongo fallopian te toro penei i te kōpū: Ko te kōpū tangata noa he pakitara maeneene maeneene (myometrium) te paparanga maha, i hangaia kia 500-nui te rahi i roto i te 9 marama. He rereke, ko te fallopian tube (ampulla and isthmus) he ngongo uaua, he angiangi makawe e mau ana ki te cilia moroiti, ko tana mahi anake ko te puruhi i te hua manu ki roto i te kōpū i roto i te 3 ki te 5 ra. I te wa e mau ana te kukune ki roto i te ngongo fallopian, ko nga pūtau trophoblast invasive (kua whakamaheretia ki te ruku ki roto i nga oko toto o te whaea ki te hanga i te waahi) ** ka toro tika ki roto i te pakitara angiangi pepa o te ngongo fallopian** ka paopao tika ki nga nga ngongo o te uaua uterine me te arai ovarian.
  2. Tuku toto rua i raro i te whakahekenga o te haputanga: I te wa e hapu ana, ka piki ake te rere o te toto pelvic me te whakaputa ngakau. Na te mea e noho ana te ngongo fallopian ki te taha o te arai arai i whangaia mai i e rua nga pito (ma te arai uterine mai i te arai iliac o roto i waenga, a ma te arai ovarian tika atu i te aorta puku ki te taha taha), ka pakaru mai te ngongo fallopian ka whakatuwhera i te pehanga teitei e rua-ara te kowhao toto ki te kohao peritoneal koreutu.
  3. He aha i puta ai te Tohu a Kehr (Te mamae o te pekepeke): Karekau he he o te hononga pakihiwi o te manawanui. Ka maringi te \(500\text{ ki te }1,500\text{ milliliters}\) o te toto wē i roto i te pelvis ka takoto te wahine ki raro (ka okioki ki runga ranei i te moenga), ka rere te kaha o te kaha o te toto wai mahana ki runga i nga awaawa paracolic me te poka wai ** kei raro tonu i te diaphragm uaua** (te puku o te uaua e wehe ana i te uma). Ko te taha o raro o te diaphragm ka whakarotohia e te phrenic nerve, ka puta mai i te kaki i nga pakiaka nerve spinal cervical C3, C4, me C5. Na te mea ko enei pakiaka nerve rite tonu C3, C4, me C5 te tuku i te kiri ki runga ake o te pakihiwi me te iwi (supraclavicular nerves), ka pohehe te roro i te riri o te toto diaphragmatic he ** koi, te mamae o te wero i te pito o te pokohiwi**.
  4. He aha te take i tupu ai te "Paehe kaukau" me te Pehenga Rectal (Pouch of Douglas pooling): I te wa e tika ana te wahine, e noho ana ranei, ka uru te toto ki roto i te pute iti rawa o te pelvis wahine: ko te pouaka recouterine (Pouch of Douglas / posterior cul-de-sac), e noho tonu ana i mua tonu o te rectum. Ko te toto e pupuhi ana i tenei waahi ka pehi tika ki runga i te toka me te pelvic parasympathetic nerves, ka puta te kaha o te wahine ki te "me whakakorikori te whekau." Ka haere ia ki roto i te kaukau, ka noho ki runga i te wharepaku, ka werohia, ka heke te hokinga mai o te venous ki tona ngakau ka puta ** ka hinga tonu te syncopal i runga i te papa kaukau**.

Ko te Rore Paradoxical Bradycardia i te Haputanga Ectopic kua pakaru

E ako ana te awhina tuatahi mo te toto o roto i nga wa katoa ka tere te tere o te ngakau (tachycardia, neke atu i te 100 pao ia meneti). Heoi, ko nga rangahau haumanu i roto i nga rongoa ohorere e whakaatu ana ** tae atu ki te 25 ki te 30 paiheneti o nga wahine he nui te haputanga ectopic ruptured me te 1 ki te 2 rita o te toto i roto i o ratou kopu he REO PATI, POTO ranei te ngakau (60 ki te 75 pao ia meneti, e kiia ana he whanaunga, he paradoxical bradycardia)**. Ko te toto wai e whakapataritari ana i te pelvic peritoneum me te Pouch of Douglas ka whakaihiihi i te parasympathetic vagus nerve, e whakapoipoi ana i te pona ngakau ahakoa e toto ana te manawanui ki te mate. Kaua rawa e whakakorehia te toto o roto na te mea he 70 bpm te paheketanga o te wahine: titiro ki tona kiri koma, te werawera makariri, te mamae o te pokohiwi, me te kore e taea te noho ki runga me te kore e ngenge.

Nga mahanga huna: He aha te take ka taea tonu e koe te haputanga ectopic me te IUD, "nga ngongo kua herea," i muri ranei i te "paanga o to wa"

E toru nga pohehe noa e whakaroa ana i te tiaki ohorere ia ra:

1. "Katahi ano ka pa ki a ia i te wiki kua hipa, na reira kaore ia e hapu"

Tae atu ki te 30 paiheneti o nga turoro kua kitea kua pakaru te haputanga ectopic e kii ana i ta ratou i mahara ai he wa paheketanga noa, he marama iti ranei 1 ki te 3 wiki i mua atu. Ko te mea pono, i te wa e whakatō ana te haputanga ectopic ki roto i te ngongo fallopian, ka puta mai nga taumata iti iho i te tikanga o te gonadotropin chorionic tangata (\(\beta\text{-hCG}\)) me te progesterone, na reira ka memeha, ka whakaheke toto i te wa e tika ana te waa. Ko nga wahine o te taima whanau e mau ana i te mamae o te pelvic unilateral, te mamae o te pakihiwi, me te ngenge kore i whakamaramatia, me whakamatau tonu te mimi, te toto haputanga ranei, ahakoa te hitori o tona paheketanga.

2. "He IUD (Intrauterine Device / Coil) tana, he Tubal Ligation ranei ('Tubes Tied')"

Ahakoa kei runga ake i te 99 paiheneti te whai hua o nga taputapu i roto i te kopu (pēnei i te Mirena, Kyleena, Liletta, Copper ParaGard IUDs ranei) me te whakamomori ngongo pokanoa hei aukati i te haputanga i roto i te kōpū, mehemea ka puta he haputanga onge i te wa e noho ana te IUD, i muri ranei i te herenga ngongo o mua, he 15 ki te 50 paiheneti te tupono ka hapu te ngongo i roto i te ECTOPIC. Ma te whai IUD, ngongo herea ranei ka tuu te turoro hapu ki roto i te kawai morearea teitei rawa mo te pakaru ngongo.

3. Nga take hauora nui mo te haputanga ectopic

Ahakoa ** tata ki te 50 paiheneti o nga wahine katoa e mate ana i te haputanga ectopic he ZERO nga mea morearea e mohiotia ana**, ka tino piki ake te tupono ki nga turoro me: - He haputanga ectopic o mua (10% ki te 25% te tupono ka hoki mai ano). - Ko te mate mumura Pelvic (PID) o mua, i mua ranei i te Chlamydia trachomatis, i te mate Neisseria gonorrhoeae ranei (e waiho ana nga piringa nawe moroiti ki roto i te kiri kiri o te ngongo fallopian). - I mua i te pokanga ngongo fallopian, te whakamuri i te herenga ngongo, te apiti (ina koa kua pakaru te apiti), te endometriosis, te pokanga pelvic ranei. - In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART): Tae atu ki tetahi ahuatanga onge e kiia nei ko te heterotopic pregnancy, kei reira tetahi o te embryo e whakato ana i roto i te kōpū ME te rua o nga mahanga embryo implants i te wa kotahi ki roto i te ngongo fallopian (ka tata ki te 1 i roto i te 100 ki te 100). - Hikareti hikareti (ko te nikotīni me te cotinine ka pararutiki te pao o te ngongo fallopian cilia, te whakaroa i te kawe o te kukune).

Me pehea te arotake i te rahinga toto tara o waho me te ture Rh-Negative (Anti-D / RhoGAM) 72 haora

Mena kei te kitea te toto taratara o te turoro i te toru marama tuatahi (ahakoa i te haputanga ectopic, i te mahangatanga ranei), me rua nga korero nui e hiahiatia ana e nga taakuta:

1. Te tatau i nga papa maxi mo ia haora (Ko te "2 Pads Per Hour for 2 Hours" Hemorrhage Ture)

  • Place a standard full-size external sanitary pad (maxi pad) in the underwear (never use a tampon or menstrual cup, which traps blood inside the vagina and can introduce bacteria through an open cervix).
  • Emergency Hemorrhage Threshold: If vaginal bleeding is heavy enough to completely soak through 2 or more full-size maxi pads per hour for 2 consecutive hours (or 1 pad every 15 to 30 minutes), or if the patient passes blood clots larger than a golf ball or lemon (\(4\text{ to }5\text{ centimeters}\) / \(1.5\text{ to }2\text{ inches}\)), call 911 / 112 / 999 immediately.
  • If grey or pink solid tissue is passed: If the patient passes solid tissue during a suspected miscarriage, gently place the tissue into a clean glass jar or plastic container (or wrap it in a damp clean paper towel inside a sealed plastic bag) and bring it to the hospital so pathologists can inspect it for chorionic villi (confirming an intrauterine miscarriage rather than an ectopic pregnancy).

2. The Rh-Negative Blood Type Rule (Anti-D Immunoglobulin / RhoGAM)

If the pregnant woman has Rh-negative blood (\(A\text{-negative}, B\text{-negative}, AB\text{-negative}, \text{or } O\text{-negative}\)) and has an ectopic pregnancy, a threatened or complete miscarriage, or abdominal trauma, fetal Rh-positive red blood cells can enter her bloodstream and sensitize her immune system to attack future babies (hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn). - Be sure to ask the hospital or Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit whether she requires an intramuscular injection of Anti-D immunoglobulin (RhoGAM) within 72 hours of the start of bleeding or surgery (following national guidelines from ACOG in the United States, RCOG/NICE in the United Kingdom, and SOGC in Canada).

What happens at the hospital: Transvaginal ultrasound, the hCG Discriminatory Zone, and treatment

Knowing how hospital emergency physicians and obstetricians diagnose and treat an ectopic pregnancy helps partners and families understand what is happening:

  1. Point-of-Care FAST Ultrasound and Transvaginal Ultrasound (TVUS): Within minutes of ambulance arrival for an unstable patient, emergency doctors place an ultrasound probe on the abdomen (FAST exam: Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma) looking at Morison's pouch (between the liver and right kidney) and the pelvic cul-de-sac. Seeing dark liquid blood in Morison's pouch confirms at least \(500\text{ to }1,000\text{ milliliters}\) of free blood in the abdomen and triggers immediate transfer to the operating room without waiting for lab work. In stable patients, a high-resolution transvaginal ultrasound checks the uterus and adnexa for a gestational sac, yolk sac, or a "tubal ring" / "ring of fire" mass next to the ovary.
  2. Serum Ine \(\beta\text{-hCG}\) me te Rohe Whakahirahira: Ka utu toto nga taakuta ki te ine i te taumata tau tika o beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (\(\beta\text{-hCG}\)). Kia tae atu te serum \(\beta\text{-hCG}\) ki te rohe whakahāwea o \(1,500\text{ ki }3,500\text{ mIU/mL}\) (\(IU/L\)), me tino kitea te haputanga hauora i roto i te kōpū i nga wa katoa i runga i te ultrasound transvaginal; he kōpū kau e hono ana me te \(\beta\text{-hCG}\) kei runga ake i te \(3,500\text{ mIU/mL}\) (he \(\beta\text{-hCG}\) ranei karekau e piki tika i roto i te 48 haora i roto i te "Te Haputanga o te Tauwāhi Unknown" [PUL]) e tino tohu ana ki te haputanga ectopic.
  3. Haparapara me te rongoa:
  4. Taupara Laparoscopic Ohotata (Salpingectomy or Salpingostomy): E hiahiatia ana mo ka pakaru katoa te haputanga ectopic, mo nga turoro he koretake o te hemodynamic, he kore utu te toto peritoneal, he mamae nui, he kowhao ngakau ranei kei roto i te ngongo fallopian. Ka tangohia e nga kaitoi i te ngongo fallopian kua pakaru (salpingectomy) ka whakatuwhera ranei i te ngongo hei tango i te haputanga (salpingostomy) me te whakaheke toto O-negative, he toto whakawhiti ranei. (Ko te tangohanga o te ngongo fallopian ka mahue tonu 70 ki te 85 paiheneti o te hua maori noa ma te ngongo hauora e toe ana).
  5. Whakahaere Hauora me te Intramuscular Methotrexate (Mo te Ectopics Stable, Unruptured anake): Mena ka mau wawe te hapu haputanga ** i mua i te pakarutanga, a ka tino pumau te manawanui me te iti o te mamae me te papatipu iti kaore i pakaru, ka taea e nga taote te karo i te pokanga ma te tuku i te werohanga o te methotrexate antagon i roto i te uaua o te tinana. ka hoki pai te tinana i te haputanga mo te 2 ki te 6 wiki). Whakatupato nui i muri i te methotrexate: Ahakoa i muri i te whiwhinga i te pere methotrexate, kei te ngoikore tonu te ngongo fallopian, ka taea ano te ** pakaru 3 ki te 14 ra i muri mai; Mena ka tupu te mamae o te puku o te tangata i whakawhiwhia ki te methotrexate, te mamae o te pakihiwi, te whanoke ranei i te kainga, waea atu ki te 911/112/999.

Nga waahi ectopic kore-tubal ka pakaru me te whakaheke toto

Ahakoa ko te 95 ki te 97 ōrau o ngā hapūtanga ectopic ka whakatō ki roto i te ampulla matua o te ngongo fallopian ranei, tata ki te 3 ki te 5 ōrau te whakatō ki roto i nga waahi hangahanga rerekee he uaua ake te tātaritanga me te whakaheke toto o roto ka kaha ake te tutu:

  • Te Haputanga Ectopic Interstitial (Cornual) (2% ki te 4% o te ectopics): Whakanohoia ki te wahanga tata o te ngongo fallopian ka toro tika mai i te pakitara uaua matotoru o te kōpū, kei reira tonu te uterine me te arai ovarian e anastomose. Nā te mea he mātotoru ake te uaua kōpū huri noa i te ngongo fallopian o waho, ka taea e te hapūtanga waenga te tipu tae noa ki te 8 ki te 14 wiki o te haputanga i mua i te pahū ohorere i roto i te haona uterine, ka tere te hemonga me te tere o te mate ki te 2 ki te 5 nga wa teitei ake i nga wa haputanga ngongo.
  • Cesarean Scar Pregnancy (CSP): Implants directly into the microscopic fibrous defect (niche) of a prior lower-segment cesarean section scar. As the placenta burrows through the thin scar toward the urinary bladder, it can cause catastrophic first- or second-trimester uterine rupture or placenta accreta spectrum hemorrhage.
  • Cervical, Ovarian, and Abdominal Ectopic Pregnancies: Implantation inside the endocervical canal (causing torrential painless vaginal hemorrhage), on the surface of the ovary, or directly onto the peritoneal lining or bowel serosa inside the abdominal cavity.

Me whai akoranga

Taking a hands-on first aid course from the Red Cross, St John Ambulance, or a local emergency medical provider teaches you how to recognize internal hemorrhagic shock, maintain an open airway in an unconscious patient, and support core circulation until paramedics arrive.

Pātai auau

Why would an ectopic pregnancy in the pelvis cause sharp pain at the tip of the shoulder?

Shoulder-tip pain (known medically as Kehr's sign) is a classic warning sign that an ectopic pregnancy has ruptured and is bleeding internally into the abdomen. When liquid blood fills the pelvis and flows upward to pool underneath the diaphragm muscle (especially when the woman lies flat), the blood irritates the phrenic nerve (cervical nerves C3, C4, and C5); because those exact same C3 to C5 spinal nerves also carry sensation from the skin over the top of the shoulder and collarbone, the brain feels the internal bleeding as sharp pain right at the tip of one or both shoulders.

Can a woman have a life-threatening ruptured ectopic pregnancy even if she has NO vaginal bleeding at all?

Yes. Up to 20 to 30 percent of women with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy have zero external vaginal bleeding, and most of the rest have only scant dark brown spotting. When the fallopian tube bursts, the torn uterine and ovarian arteries pump 1 to 2.5 liters of blood directly into the sealed abdominal cavity (hemoperitoneum) rather than down through the cervix and vagina; therefore, severe one-sided pelvic pain, dizziness when standing, fainting, or shoulder-tip pain is a critical emergency even without a single drop of visible blood.

Why did my friend faint on the bathroom floor after feeling like she urgently needed to have a bowel movement?

When an ectopic pregnancy ruptures in the fallopian tube, gravity pulls the liquid blood down into the lowest pocket of the pelvis, called the Pouch of Douglas (the space tucked directly between the back of the uterus and the front wall of the rectum). As hundreds of milliliters of warm blood distend this space, it presses hard against the rectum and pelvic nerves, creating a sudden, intense false urge to defecate (rectal tenesmus); when the woman stands up and walks to the toilet, blood pressure drops from internal blood loss and straining, causing sudden fainting on the bathroom floor.

Can an doctor or surgeon move an ectopic pregnancy from the fallopian tube into the uterus so the baby can survive?

No, it is medically and biologically impossible to transplant or move an ectopic pregnancy from the fallopian tube into the uterus. Once a fertilized egg implants into the thin wall of the fallopian tube, its microscopic placental trophoblast cells fuse directly into the maternal tubal arteries, and the tube cannot support a growing fetus; leaving an ectopic pregnancy in place inevitably leads to tubal rupture and maternal death from internal bleeding.

If a patient received a methotrexate injection at the hospital for an unruptured ectopic pregnancy and starts having sharp belly pain 5 days later, is that normal?

While mild, brief cramping ("separation pain") can happen 3 to 7 days after a methotrexate injection as the ectopic tissue detaches, any sudden, severe, or worsening abdominal pain, dizziness, lightheadedness, or shoulder-tip pain after methotrexate is a medical emergency that requires calling 911 / 112 / 999 immediately. About 7 to 10 percent of ectopic pregnancies treated with methotrexate still rupture before the tissue is fully reabsorbed, and while waiting for the pregnancy hormone (hCG) to drop to zero, patients must avoid alcohol, folic acid vitamins, NSAIDs like ibuprofen, strenuous exercise, and sexual intercourse to prevent bursting the fragile tube.

Will a woman still be able to get pregnant naturally in the future if surgeons have to remove one ruptured fallopian tube?

Yes, in the vast majority of cases. As long as the other (contralateral) fallopian tube is healthy and open, removing one ruptured fallopian tube (salpingectomy) only reduces natural fertility slightly, with large clinical studies showing that 65 to 85 percent of women achieve a healthy intrauterine pregnancy naturally within 1 to 2 years; amazingly, the remaining single fallopian tube is mobile inside the pelvis and can even pick up eggs released from the opposite ovary.

Kua tirohia nga puna

  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG, United States): Practice Bulletin No. 193: Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy and Practice Bulletin No. 200: Early Pregnancy Loss.
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE, United Kingdom) and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG, United Kingdom): Ectopic Pregnancy and Miscarriage: Diagnosis and Initial Management (NG126, updated 2023) and Green-top Guideline No. 21: Diagnosis and Management of Ectopic Pregnancy.
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC, Canada): Clinical Practice Guideline No. 414: Management of Pregnancy of Unknown Location and Tubal and Non-Tubal Ectopic Pregnancies.
  • World Health Organization (WHO): Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: Vaginal Bleeding in Early Pregnancy and Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy Surgical Protocols.

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