Early pregnancy/obstetrics

Early Pregnancy/Obstetrics Paper Student's Name Institutional Affiliation Course Professor's Name Due Date Introduction Early pregnancy presents a challenge to both healthcare providers and the visiting patient in the clinic. In this case, a 20-year-old female has crumps in her lower abdomen and spotting, and a positive pregnancy test result using a home pregnancy test kit. The clinic needs to address the cause of pain and spotting, confirm the pregnancy test, the state of the unborn, and whether she can carry it to term. She will be advised on abortion in case there will be health issues for her or the unborn during pregnancy. This essay will analyze this case, suggest relevant questions, and the best assessment and treatment using evidence-based practice. Relevant Questions A thorough background check of this patient is needed before deciding on the best approaches to assess and treat her, and asking relevant questions will provide the required information. Inquiring about her name and age will provide basic demographic information. The patient’s social support system, living environment, and potential stressors can be known by asking questions about her address, religion, occupation, civil status, and history of pregnancies that have progressed beyond 20 weeks. Asking about her chief complaint will help focus the assessment and inform the next questions (Tilman, 2020). Her chief complaint was spotting and crampy lower abdominal pain, and this dictates that the focus should be on reproductive health. The next questions I will ask her will be about her menstruation, specifically her cycles, regularity, and any instances when she missed it. The next focus will be on her medical history, including allergies, past hospitalizations, surgeries, medications, family illnesses, antenatal history, and gynecological details like menarche, dysmenorrhea, and th...