BCE 68 Ectopic Pregnancy Pitfalls in Diagnosis

This month's EM Cases Best Case Ever podcast features Dr. Catherine Varner, Emergency Physician at Sinai Health System and researcher at Schwartz-Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute (SREMI) discussing the key pitfalls in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy and ruptured ectopic pregnancy. It turns out that we're missing the diagnosis more than we'd like to admit. Dr. Varner debunks much of the traditional teaching around ectopic pregnancy so that we can improve our diagnostic skills for this potentially life threatening diagnosis...



Podcast production, editing and sound design by Anton Helman

Written by Anton Helman April, 2018

Ectopic Pregnancy and Ruptured Ectopic: Pitfalls in Diagnosis



* Ruling out ectopic pregnancy based on BhCG level. There is no BhCG level or series of BhCG levels at which ectopic can be ruled out. The traditional teaching of a BhCG level