[Expert Solution]: A 19-year-old female, a patient of the OB…

A 19-year-old female, a patient of the OB clinic, G3, P2-0-0-1, 34-week gestation, arrives ambulatory at OB triage accompanied by a male companion. Her chief complaint is, “My stomach is as hard as a rock and I’m bleeding from my vagina.” The patient is taken by herself to the exam room. You place her on the monitors and get a set of vital signs. Her blood pressure is 158/98, pulse is 112, respiratory rate is 22, pulse ox is 98% and temperature is 98.9 F. Fetal heart rate is 110 with minimal variability, no accelerations and no decelerations. Uterine contractions are 1 minute in duration and 1 minute apart. Upon palpation of the uterus you note that there is no relaxation between contractions. Select the total score. A. 5 B. 4 C. 1 D. 7