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== Epidemiology ==
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== Background ==
   
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===Epidemiology===
* Occurs in 15% of pregnancies
 
   
 
*Occurs in 15% of pregnancies
== Differential Diagnosis ==
 
   
 
==Differential Diagnosis==
* Threatened abortion
 
* Incomplete abortion
 
* Inevitable abortion
 
** Ongoing bleeding, dilated cervix, products of conception being expelled
 
* Missed abortion
 
* Septic abortion
 
   
 
*[[Threatened abortion]]
== Management ==
 
 
*[[Incomplete abortion]]
 
*[[Inevitable abortion]]
 
**Ongoing bleeding, dilated cervix, products of conception being expelled
 
*[[Missed abortion]]
 
*[[Septic abortion]]
   
* Management depends on etiology
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==Management==
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** Threatened abortion
 
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*Management depends on etiology
*** Expectant management until symptoms resolve or abortion progresses
 
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** Incomplete, inevitable, and missed abortion
 
 
=== Threatened Abortion ===
*** If unstable: surgical evacuation
 
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*** If stable: expectant management, prostaglandins, +/- surgical evacuation (suction curettage)
 
 
*Expectant management until symptoms resolve or abortion progresses
** Septic abortion
 
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*** Blood cultures
 
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=== Incomplete, Inevitable, and Missed Abortion ===
*** Endometrial cultures
 
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*** Broad-spectrum antibiotics
 
*** Surgical evacuation
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*If unstable: surgical evacuation
 
*If stable: expectant management, prostaglandins, +/- surgical evacuation (suction curettage)
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=== Septic Abortion ===
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*Blood cultures
 
*Endometrial cultures
 
*Broad-spectrum antibiotics
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*Surgical evacuation
   
 
[[Category:Obstetrical medicine]]
 
[[Category:Obstetrical medicine]]

Latest revision as of 10:38, 2 August 2020

Background

Epidemiology

  • Occurs in 15% of pregnancies

Differential Diagnosis

Management

  • Management depends on etiology

Threatened Abortion

  • Expectant management until symptoms resolve or abortion progresses

Incomplete, Inevitable, and Missed Abortion

  • If unstable: surgical evacuation
  • If stable: expectant management, prostaglandins, +/- surgical evacuation (suction curettage)

Septic Abortion

  • Blood cultures
  • Endometrial cultures
  • Broad-spectrum antibiotics
  • Surgical evacuation