RT Book, Section
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
SR Print(0)
ID 1181052389
T1 Pregnancy Ultrasound
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181052389
RD 2024/10/04
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.