Molar pregnancy with false negative urine hCG: The hook effect

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Pang, Y P ^a   Rajesh, H ^a   Tan, L K ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Beta human chorionic gonadotropin; False negative; Hook effect; Hydatidiform mole; Urine pregnancy test

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NORETHISTERONE; PROGESTERONE; PROPOTHYROURACIL; PROPRANOLOL; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URACIL DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BLOATING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CURETTAGE; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIGASTRIC DISCOMFORT; FEMALE; FEVER; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; HYSTERECTOMY; LEG EDEMA; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MYOMA; PALLOR; PREGNANCY TEST; SPOTTING; TACHYCARDIA; THYROTOXICOSIS; URINALYSIS; VAGINA BLEEDING;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77951890123     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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