pregnancy testing
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Medical Education
Negative Urine Pregnancy Test, New Hypotension: Keep Ectopic in Play
A negative urine hCG lowers—but does not erase—the chance of pregnancy. When a patient with abdominal or pelvic pain becomes hypotensive and pale, learn when to send serum β-hCG, what bedside ultrasound can show, and why evaluation for bleeding must continue in parallel.