The Rational Clinical Examination
David L. Simel, Drummond Rennie
Early Pregnancy
Lori A. Bastian, Joanne T. Piscitelli
Table 42-3 Probability of Pregnancy if Patient Reports Not Using Birth Control
Topics Discussed:
diagnostic process, diagnostic techniques and procedures, finding the evidence, pregnancy, pregnancy test, home, pregnancy tests, probability, women's health
Excerpt:
"We searched the MEDLINE database for English-language articles
concerning the diagnosis of pregnancy that were published between
1966 and 1996. The key words used were "pregnancy," "diagnosis," and "pregnancy
tests." Additional articles listed in the bibliographies
of standard obstetric texts and references cited in articles included
in our study were also included among the articles considered. ..."
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