Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 83%
Simulated
The 22-year-old client, who is experiencing vaginal bleeding in the first trimester of pregnancy, fears that she has lost her baby at 8 weeks. Which definitive test result should indicate to the nurse that the clientÔÇÖs fetus has been lost?
Correct answer
C
Rationale
Ultrasound is used to determine if the fetus has died. The lack of fetal heart activity in a pregnancy over 6 weeks determines a fetal loss. Falling BHCG levels do not conclusively diagnose fetal demise. Low progesterone levels do not conclusively diagnose fetal demise. Crown-rump length determines only the fetal gestational age.