Book contents
- Pregnancy Complications
- Pregnancy Complications
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Note from the Editor-in-Chief
- Normal Laboratory Values (Conventional Units) []
- Section 1 Antepartum (Early Pregnancy)
- Section 2 Antepartum (Mid-trimester)
- Section 3 Antepartum (Late Pregnancy)
- Section 4 Antepartum (Medical Complications)
- Section 5 Antepartum (Infectious Complications)
- Section 6 Intrapartum/Delivery
- Section 7 Postpartum
- Section 8 Fetal Complications
- Section 9 Placental Complications
- Case 79 A 35-Year-Old with Three Prior Cesarean Deliveries and a Possible Accreta on Her Anatomy Ultrasound
- Case 80 A 30-Year-Old at 20 Weeks’ Gestation Presents with Vaginal Bleeding and Placenta Previa
- Case 81 A 20-Year-Old at 22 Weeks’ Gestation with Circumvallate Placenta on Ultrasound
- Case 82 A 25-Year-Old at 33 Weeks’ Gestation Presents with Abdominal Pain and Vaginal Bleeding
- Case 83 A 35-Year-Old Presents after Fetal Demise at 34 Weeks’ Gestation to Discuss the Results of Her Placental Pathology Report
- Section 10 Complications of the Cord, Amnion, and Gravid Uterus
- Section 11 Psychosocial Considerations
- Index
- References
Case 82 - A 25-Year-Old at 33 Weeks’ Gestation Presents with Abdominal Pain and Vaginal Bleeding
from Section 9 - Placental Complications
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 April 2025
Book contents
- Pregnancy Complications
- Pregnancy Complications
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Note from the Editor-in-Chief
- Normal Laboratory Values (Conventional Units) []
- Section 1 Antepartum (Early Pregnancy)
- Section 2 Antepartum (Mid-trimester)
- Section 3 Antepartum (Late Pregnancy)
- Section 4 Antepartum (Medical Complications)
- Section 5 Antepartum (Infectious Complications)
- Section 6 Intrapartum/Delivery
- Section 7 Postpartum
- Section 8 Fetal Complications
- Section 9 Placental Complications
- Case 79 A 35-Year-Old with Three Prior Cesarean Deliveries and a Possible Accreta on Her Anatomy Ultrasound
- Case 80 A 30-Year-Old at 20 Weeks’ Gestation Presents with Vaginal Bleeding and Placenta Previa
- Case 81 A 20-Year-Old at 22 Weeks’ Gestation with Circumvallate Placenta on Ultrasound
- Case 82 A 25-Year-Old at 33 Weeks’ Gestation Presents with Abdominal Pain and Vaginal Bleeding
- Case 83 A 35-Year-Old Presents after Fetal Demise at 34 Weeks’ Gestation to Discuss the Results of Her Placental Pathology Report
- Section 10 Complications of the Cord, Amnion, and Gravid Uterus
- Section 11 Psychosocial Considerations
- Index
- References
Summary
Placental abruption is a serious obstetric emergency with a wide range of presentations, severity, and management options. It is a clinical diagnosis of exclusion and should remain high on the differential of any obstetrical triage workup given its variable presentation and potential severity of maternal and fetal complications. In this case we summarize the presentation, differential diagnosis, workup, and management of placental abruption and provide insight into the use of certain diagnostic tests and possible preventative measures.
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- Pregnancy ComplicationsA Case-Based Approach, pp. 255 - 257Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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