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O&G: Ruptured ectopic pregnancy with u/l heterotrophic pregnancy

My first case here would be a ruptured ectopic pregnancy with underlying heterotrophic pregnancy. I was called to OT yesterday as I was the EMOT Houseman of the day. I was quite unhappy when I was informed about the case because nobody from antenatal or gynae ward informed me to get ready beforehand. When I reached the OT, only I knew that the case wasn't from the ward but from the emergency department, it was a case of ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Patient is a middle age lady, with history of complete miscarriage about 3 weeks ago, presented to ETD with lower abdominal pain and anaemic symptoms complicated with shock. The BP was low and requiring inotropic support. Initially case referred to surgical team to rule out acute abdomen, CXR no air under diaphragm, AXR no dilated bowels, bedside scan noted some free fluid at Morrison pouch. They also ordered for amylase to rule out pancreatitis. The initial walking diagnosis was septic shock secondary to intraabdominal sepsis. Case then

My First English Blog

Hello everyone. I am Lao Huang, a Malaysian junior doctor (houseman) in Hospital Sibu, Sarawak Malaysia, currently 5th month of life as a doctor, working my ass day in day out, at the same time trying to attempt MRCP paper so that my career is in my own control, not by the system. I am an 8-year-old blogger, owning a blog 老黄的连篇废话  written in Mandarin, mainly sharing about my life as a houseman, please feel free to visit the site if you can read in Mandarin as well. This is my 2nd blog, and my first English blog, inspired by friend Khoo who is also a houseman and blogger. She often shares interesting cases in her blog, which makes me wonder why can't I do the same too. I am not as expressive as I used to be in Mandarin when I try to write in English. So I decided to start an English blog, not only I can improve my English writing skills, I also can connect to the international community if my blog happens to be shared to people in other countries. You may see grammatical or vocabula