Siergs Smith Gervacio BSN II

January 8, 2014

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ECTOPIC PREGNANCY

PHYSIOLOGICAL CAUSES Menstrual reflu !ecrease" tu#al motility ANATOMICAL CAUSES OTHER CAUSES

&ongenital anomalies

S'! s

(I!

(revious ecto)ic )regnancy

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Bac$flo% of mature" egg cell

+istory of a#ortion

Slo% movement of mature" egg cell

Sal)hingiti s

Sca r

,"hesio n

(revents egg cell movemen t

-n"ometria l scarring

Narro%ing of tu#al "iameter

S)erm cell enters

FERTILICATION

Stasi s

FERTILICATION

.varia n im)lant

,#"omina l im)lant

'u#al im)lant

&ervic al im)lant

&ell "ivision via meiosis an" mitosis

Increase in si/e

Manifestation s of some signs of )regnancy

*terine enlargement -levate" +&G level

Stretching of maternal tissues 0site of

Nausea an" vomiting ,menorrhea

,ctivation1releas e of )ain chemicals

&reation of microsco)ic cuts

*nrecogni/e"1ignore"

&ontinues to enlarge (ain )erce)tion S)otting ,#normal menstruation

Inflicts more "amage

!ull )ain More )ain chemicals are release" More microsco)ic cuts1#igger tissue

,cute lo%er a#"ominal )ain

Nausea an" vomiting

4ehr5s sign

Blee"ing

(eritoneal

2aginal

&ul3"e3

6u)ture

Nec$ )ain Signs of shoc$

6ectal )ressure