TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pregnancy Ultrasound A1 - Boyd, Jeremy S. A1 - Melton, Myles A1 - Rupp, Jordan D. A1 - Ferre, Robinson M. A2 - Knoop, Kevin J. A2 - Stack, Lawrence B. A2 - Storrow, Alan B. A2 - Thurman, R. Jason Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - Ultrasound is frequently used to evaluate the patient presenting with pelvic pain and/or vaginal bleeding and may aid in the diagnosis of numerous forms of pathology such as urinary retention, molar pregnancies, and ovarian torsion. Pelvic EUS is most commonly used in the evaluation of pregnant patients who present with signs concerning for ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage. The primary goal of pelvic EUS is to evaluate for the presence of an intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) and assess for risk factors that are concerning for an ectopic pregnancy. Ultrasound of pregnant patients is accomplished with two different scanning techniques: transabdominal and transvaginal. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/12 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181052389 ER -