A 36-year-old woman, 8 weeks pregnant, is Rh-negative and experiencing threatened miscarriage with bleeding. The partner's Rh status is unknown. What ...

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A 36-year-old woman, 8 weeks pregnant, is Rh-negative and experiencing threatened miscarriage with bleeding. The partner's Rh status is unknown. What is the best management?

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Give Rho(D) immune globulin now

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No Rho(D) immune globulin in the first trimester

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Delay until 28 weeks

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Only if partner Rh-positive

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Only postpartum

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): Rh Alloimmunization Prevention

A 36-year-old woman, 8 weeks pregnant, is Rh-negative and experiencing threatened miscarriage with bleeding. The partner's Rh status is unknown. What is the best management?