Does High Body Mass Index Obviate the Need for Oral Contrast in Emergency Department Patients?
Introduction: High body mass index (BMI) values generally correlate with a large proportion of intra-peritoneal adipose tissue. Because intra-peritoneal infectious and inflammatory conditions manifest with abnormalities of the adipose tissue adjacent to the inflamed organ, it is presumed that with a...
Main Authors: | Harrison, Matthew Lee, Lizotte, Paul E., Holmes, Talmage M., Kenney, Phillip J., Buckner, Charles Barry, Shah, Hemendra R. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2013-11-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/5623400z |
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