FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CARDS Q.S. HCG SERUM/URINE

MDR report key: 328142 · Received April 20, 2001

Report

Report Number
2024674-2001-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 20, 2001
Date of Event
March 23, 2001
Report Date
April 20, 2001
Manufacturer
QUIDEL CORPORATION
Product Code
JHI
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT ADMITTED TO ER IN 2001 WITH SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN. PREGNANCY TEST WAS NEGATIVE PER NURSE. ULTRASOUND SHOWED MASS. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED PT WITH POSSIBLE CYST. PT TREATED AND SENT HOME. PT RETURNED 5 DAYS LATER WITH SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN. PREGNANCY TEST WAS POSITIVE. ULTRASOUND SHOWED MASS. PT ADMITTED TO SURGERY. PT'S FALLOPIAN TUBE HAD RUPTURED DUE TO ECTOPIC PREGNANCY. SERUM FROM INITIAL SAMPLE WAS TESTED WITH 2ND SAMPLE, 5 DAYS LATER BOTH QUALITATIVELY (METHOD UNK) AND QUANTITATIVELY (RIA). BOTH WERE POSITIVE WITH HCG LEVEL AT 5,709 (UNITS OF MEASURE UNK). QUANTITATIVE TEST WITH SAMPLE FROM 2ND SAMPLE SHOWED THAT HCG LEVEL WAS LOWER THAN FIRST SAMPLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
18310 CARDS Q.S. HCG SERUM/URINE IMMUNOASSAY FOR THE QUALITATIVE DETECTION OF HCG JHI QUIDEL CORPORATION 00179 0100241

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 19 YR Required Intervention