2013
Does This Woman Have an Ectopic Pregnancy?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review
Crochet JR, Bastian LA, Chireau MV. Does This Woman Have an Ectopic Pregnancy?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review. JAMA 2013, 309: 1722-1729. PMID: 23613077, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.3914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEctopic pregnancyAbdominal painVaginal bleedingTransvaginal sonographyPatient historyEarly pregnancyAdnexal massesLaboratory valuesRational Clinical Examination Systematic ReviewSerum human chorionic gonadotropin levelsHuman chorionic gonadotropin levelsAvailable laboratory valuesCervical motion tendernessChorionic gonadotropin levelsBest diagnostic modalityPhysical examination findingsDirect surgical visualizationEnglish-language articlesPositive likelihood ratioAdnexal tendernessHCG testingIntrauterine pregnancyMaternal morbidityTransvaginal sonogramsGonadotropin levels
1997
Is This Patient Pregnant?: Can You Reliably Rule In or Rule Out Early Pregnancy by Clinical Examination?
Bastian L, Piscitelli J. Is This Patient Pregnant?: Can You Reliably Rule In or Rule Out Early Pregnancy by Clinical Examination? JAMA 1997, 278: 586-591. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1997.03550070078042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly pregnancyGestational ageClinical examinationClinical examination findingsWeeks gestational agePregnancy test resultsPhysical examination featuresIndicator of pregnancyHome pregnancy testsEnlarged uterusExamination findingsExamination featuresPregnancy testMorning sicknessSoft cervixPregnancyAvailable evidenceCliniciansLaboratory testsCommon problemExaminationAmenorrheaCervixPatientsUterusIs this patient pregnant? Can you reliably rule in or rule out early pregnancy by clinical examination? .
Bastian L, Piscitelli J. Is this patient pregnant? Can you reliably rule in or rule out early pregnancy by clinical examination? . JAMA 1997, 278: 586-91. PMID: 9268281, DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.7.586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly pregnancyGestational ageClinical examinationClinical examination findingsWeeks gestational agePregnancy test resultsPhysical examination featuresIndicator of pregnancyHome pregnancy testsEnlarged uterusExamination findingsExamination featuresPregnancy testMorning sicknessSoft cervixPregnancyAvailable evidenceCliniciansLaboratory testsCommon problemExaminationAmenorrheaCervixPatientsUterus