RT Book, Section
A1 Fox, J. Christian
A1 Lambert, Michael J.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Mateer, James R.
A2 Reardon, Robert F.
A2 Joing, Scott A.
SR Print(0)
ID 57794114
T1 Chapter 16. Gynecologic Concepts
T2 Ma and Mateer's Emergency Ultrasound, 3e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179215-8
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57794114
RD 2024/04/19
AB Female  patients  with  acute  lower  abdominal  or  pelvic  pain  often  represent  a  diagnostic  challenge.  The  differential  diagnosis  is  broad  (Table  16-1),  and  the  workup  often  requires  multiple  diagnostic  tests.  Ultrasound  is  the  initial  diagnostic  imaging  modality  of  choice  in  the  majority  of  cases.  Point-of-care  ultrasound,  performed  and  interpreted  by  the  clinician,  and  completed  at  the  time  of  the  initial  physical  examination,  helps  narrow  the  differential  diagnosis  and  may  eliminate  the  need  for  further  diagnostic  testing.