Suppose That Aletha Is in Her First Trimester of Pregnancy

question 56

Multiple Choice

Suppose that Aletha is in her first trimester of pregnancy and she begins to experience some vaginal bleeding. Her doctor suspects an ectopic pregnancy, so most likely the doctor will do which of the following procedures?

• A) amniocentesis
• B) chorionic villus sampling
• C) an ultrasound
• D) fetal monitoring

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