Which finding in the exam of a client with a diagnosis of threatened abortion would change the diagnosis to inevitable abortion?
a. Presence of backache
b. Rise in hCG level
c. Clear fluid from vagina
d. Pelvic pressure
ANS: C
Clear fluid from the vagina indicates rupture of the membranes. Abortion is usually inevitable (cannot be stopped) when the membranes rupture, the presence of backache and pelvic pressure are common symptoms in threatened abortion, and a rise in the hCG level is consistent with a viable pregnancy.
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