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▪ Amniotic fluid embolism

▪ Gestational hypertension
▪ HELLP syndrome
▪ Intrauterine fetal death
▪ Liver disease
▪ Sepsis
▪ Severe postpartum hemorrhage and blood loss

FIG. 22-2 Sites of tubal ectopic pregnancy. Numbers indicate the order of prevalence.

Box 22-4

Hematoma: Assessment Findings

▪ Abnormal, severe pain
▪ Pressure in perineal area (client states that she feels like she has to have a bowel
movement)

▪ Palpable, sensitive swelling in the perineal area, with discolored skin
▪ Inability to void
▪ Decreased hemoglobin and hematocrit levels
▪ Signs of shock, such as pallor, tachycardia, and hypotension, if significant blood

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