The nurse is advising a client who is diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) about the side effects of PID. What serious condition may occur as a result of this disease?
A) Ectopic pregnancy
B) Birth defects
C) Sepsis
D) Toxic shock syndrome
A
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A woman who has had PID is more likely to have an ectopic pregnancy (a fertilized egg that implants in the fallopian tubes rather than the uterus). An ectopic pregnancy is likely to cause rupture of the fallopian tubes, which results in life-threatening hemorrhage. Birth defects are not related to PID. Sepsis is a multiorgan failure related to infections, such as toxic shock syndrome.
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