Appendicitis Diagnosed by Emergency Physician Performed Point-of-care Transvaginal Ultrasound: Case Series

Lower abdominal pain in females of reproductive age continues to be a diagnostic dilemma for the emergency physician (EP). Point-of-care ultrasound (US) allows for rapid, accurate, and safe evaluation of abdominal and pelvic pain in both the pregnant and non-pregnant patient. We present 3 cases of f...

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Main Authors: Robert Bramante, Marek Radomski, Mathew Nelson, Christopher Raio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2013-09-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8kr7d083#