A 30-year-old woman presents 6 weeks postpartum with heavy vaginal bleeding and passage of clots. She is afebrile but pale and tachycardic. Uterus is ...

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A 30-year-old woman presents 6 weeks postpartum with heavy vaginal bleeding and passage of clots. She is afebrile but pale and tachycardic. Uterus is enlarged and tender. What is the most likely cause of her secondary postpartum haemorrhage?

Accepted Answer

Retained products of conception

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Uterine atony

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Uterine rupture

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Amniotic fluid embolism

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Placenta praevia

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Secondary postpartum haemorrhage

A 30-year-old woman presents 6 weeks postpartum with heavy vaginal bleeding and passage of clots. She is afebrile but pale and tachycardic. Uterus is enlarged and tender. What is the most likely cause of her secondary postpartum haemorrhage?