Lab Results Reveal That a Pregnant Woman's Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

question 13

Multiple Choice

Lab results reveal that a pregnant woman's human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) doubling levels are slow.The nurse would plan to increase surveillance for which possibilities?

• A)Cardiac anomalies in the fetus
• B)Spontaneous abortion
• C)Down syndrome
• D)Intrauterine growth retardation
• E)Ectopic pregnancy

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