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A Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy Presenting with a Negative Urine Pregnancy Test.

Johnathan Michael SheeleRachel BernsteinFrancis L Counselman
Published in: Case reports in emergency medicine (2016)
A negative urine pregnancy test in the emergency department traditionally excludes the diagnosis of pregnancy. We report a rare case of ruptured ectopic pregnancy in a patient with a negative urine pregnancy test but with a serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) of 10 mIU/mL. The patient developed hemoperitoneum and required laparoscopy by Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/Gyn). This case highlights the fallibility of the urine pregnancy test in diagnosing early pregnancy.
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