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Case Presentation
Dr. Gomez, who works at your facility, is seeing a new patient, Tanya, for
the first time. Tanya is twenty-six and new to both the obstetrics
service and facility. She informs Dr. Gomez that she is in
her tenth week of pregnancy with her first child but has brought
no physician referral or medical records. She expresses concern
about some recent cramping, moderate bleeding and extreme
fatigue. Tanya shares that her mom gave birth to a baby that
had “lots of medical problems and died shortly after
birth.” She says that her primary worry is that ”there
may be something wrong with my baby” and she asks for
“a full work-up to check everything.” She states
that she and her husband, Tyrone, have stable incomes and
good health insurance so cost is not an issue.

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