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When evaluating for an ectopic pregnancy, you may not always actually identify the ectopic pregnancy. You often will only see secondary signs of a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Let's look at this image. Here, you're looking at the short-axis of the uterus using an endocavitary probe. \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-caf0fe1f-7fff-0cee-f42d-af1af924fdab\">[00:00:30] \u003C\u002Fb>Surrounding your uterus, you should notice the anechoic structure that is free fluids surrounding your uterus. The right clinical setting of a pregnant patient, with lower abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding, with an unidentifiable definitive IUP and free fluid, like this, on their pelvic study, I would be very concerned for a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. What if I told you that that same patient had a beta quant number of 1,500?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-caf0fe1f-7fff-0cee-f42d-af1af924fdab\">[00:01:00] \u003C\u002Fb>A beta quantification number is a lab value that is routinely used to monitor the progression in an early pregnant female. A value of 1,500 is a relatively low number. One might be tempted to think that because the number is relatively low, they probably just have a very early intrauterine pregnancy that is not identifiable on ultrasound as yet. That would be an incorrect correlation. The literature shows that there is no reliable correlation between a beta quant number \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-caf0fe1f-7fff-0cee-f42d-af1af924fdab\">[00:01:30] \u003C\u002Fb>and your gestational age or your expected ultrasound findings. So, don't use your beta quant number on ruling out an ectopic pregnancy. Here, we're looking at the short-axis of your uterus using an endocavitary probe. If I told you that this patient had a positive pregnancy test, I would be concerned because within the uterus, I don't see any identifiable intrauterine pregnancy. However, if you look out to the right side outside the uterus, you do see what looks like a gestational sac with \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-caf0fe1f-7fff-0cee-f42d-af1af924fdab\">[00:02:00] \u003C\u002Fb>fetal material and even cardiac activity present. This was an ectopic pregnancy in the right fallopian tube. How about this image? Once again, we're looking at a short-axis view of your uterus and we've moved our probe to look at the left side of the pelvic cavity. Here, we should expect to find our left ovary. We don't see any identifiable gestational sac or a definitive IUP within the uterus. 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If you have a patient where you have a very high suspicion \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-caf0fe1f-7fff-0cee-f42d-af1af924fdab\">[00:03:00] \u003C\u002Fb>for a ruptured ectopic pregnancy but on the ultrasound exam cannot actually identify the ectopic pregnancy, move your low-frequency probe up to the right upper quadrant, as if performing a fast view. If you see free fluid around the liver, like this, that would be consistent with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Remember, a ruptured ectopic pregnancy is going to bleed into your peritoneal space, so you may find a positive fast exam. So to summarize, let's review an algorithm on how \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-caf0fe1f-7fff-0cee-f42d-af1af924fdab\">[00:03:30]\u003C\u002Fb> to assess the early pregnant female, who presents with abdominal pain and \u002F or vaginal bleeding, in order to rule out an ectopic pregnancy. 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