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