Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Ectopic Pregnancy
Diagnosis and management — expectant, methotrexate, or surgical based on clinical stability
Source: NICE CG154 / RCOG GTG 21
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Suspected Ectopic Pregnancy
Any woman of reproductive age with abdominal pain ± bleeding. Positive UPT. Transvaginal USS urgently. 1–2% of all pregnancies; leading cause of first-trimester maternal death.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Methotrexate (Ectopic) · Antimetabolite (Ectopic Pregnancy Management)
- Tranexamic Acid (ICU/Trauma/Surgical) · Antifibrinolytic
- Insulin (IV Infusion — ICU Glucose Control) · Insulin — ICU Glucose Management
- Sodium Chloride 3% (Hypertonic Saline) · Hypertonic Electrolyte Solution — ICP/Hyponatraemia Management
- Methotrexate (Dermatology — Psoriasis) · Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic / Immunosuppressant
- Emollient bath and shower products, paraffin-containing · Paraffin-based bath/shower emollient
Pathways
- Spinal Anaesthesia Hypotension Management · AAGBI; ASA
- Pre-Eclampsia / Eclampsia in ED · NICE NG133; RCOG Green-top 10A
- Suspected Ectopic Pregnancy · NICE NG126; RCOG Green-top 21
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) · International PCOS Guideline 2023; NICE CKS
- Pre-eclampsia Management · NICE NG133 2019
- Postpartum Haemorrhage · RCOG GTG 52 2016
Decision support only. Always apply local guidelines and clinical judgement.