Your patient is a 40-year-old female, gravida 6, para 5. She is complaining that this labor is unlike her others. She has sharp, constant abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding, and she feels like something is "tearing." She tells you that she feels like her contractions were very strong and then stopped. You suspect:
A) Uterine rupture
B) Abruptio placentae
C) Placenta previa
D) Spontaneous abortion
Answer: A) Uterine rupture
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