Question 60 · LEK · Postpartum hemorrhage

Hemorrhage, strong hypogastric pain, no palpable fundus of the uterus above the pubic symphysis and rapid deterioration of the patient’s general condition during the third stage of delivery are the symptoms and signs of:

  1. A. uterine inversion.
  2. B. uterine rupture.
  3. C. rupture of the vaginal fornix.
  4. D. afterbirth retained in the uterine cavity.
  5. E. incarcerated placenta.
Hint

Which third-stage complication makes the uterine fundus disappear from its expected place above the symphysis?

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