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Retired NBME Step 2 CK Form 8 Answers

step2ck_form8/Block 4/Question#28 (reveal difficulty score)
A 42-year-old woman, gravida 5, para 4, at 14 ...
Blighted ovum ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
tags: repro inc

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  • Blighted ovum = Anembryonic pregnancy = fertilized egg attaches to uterine wall but the embryo does not develop during the first trimester

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jlbae  TIL what a blighted ovum is +7
akjs16  = missed abortion? +
gigantichawk  UpToDate describes this as "Early Pregnancy Loss" with "Blighted Ovum" being an archaic term. +



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