Free BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) Practice Question

A 32-year-old woman arrives at the ER with acute, unilateral pelvic pain. She is light-headed and reports syncope at home. She mentions her last menstrual period was about 7 weeks ago, and a recent home pregnancy test was positive. Her blood pressure is 90/58 mmHg, heart rate is 115 bpm, and she is afebrile. Upon physical examination, adnexal tenderness is noted. Her bedside urine pregnancy test confirms pregnancy. What diagnostic test should be performed immediately?

  • Immediate bedside transabdominal ultrasound

  • Dilation and curettage (D&C) to diagnose intrauterine pregnancy

  • Quantitative serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) testing

  • Setup for transvaginal ultrasound

This question's topic:
BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) / 
Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Gynecology, and Obstetrical
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