Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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The clinic nurse recognizes that a woman’s risk factors for an ectopic pregnancy
include:
A. The use of oral contraceptive pills
B. A previous history of a dilatation and curettage
C. An obstruction is present, such as an adhesion of the fallopian tube from a
previous infection (chronic salpingitis or pelvic inflammatory disease)
D. A history of rubella
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