Abrupt onset of severe pain at term A case report
β Scribed by Rebecca L. Skovgaard; Carolyn S. Christenson; Mary M. McClard; Carol D. Spoor-Sandefur; Karen E. Kedley
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Weight
- 1011 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2182
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β¦ Synopsis
This case report involves an adokent primigtavida at term whowasadmlttedwlthurinarycomplaintstothelaborand& livery unit of a medical center. Within an hour, she suddenly beganscrfzamingandcompkningofseverepainrunningfrom her ankrior pelvis ihrough her vagina and up her spine. Three days of vey chaknging comanagement of the patient, with several recurrences of acute pain, followed. Differential diagnoses that could explain this patient's symptoms are revkwed aldciismwd.Difficult maMgement issues, including the stress of dinical management in the face of unidentified disease processes,areaddres&.
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