RT Book, Section
A1 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 57714382
T1 Chapter 130. Ultrasound in Pregnancy
T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161352-1
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57714382
RD 2021/01/15
AB Abdominal  pain  and  vaginal  bleeding  are  common  complaints  of  patients  presenting  to  the  Emergency  Department  (ED)  in  the  first  20  weeks  of  pregnancy.  These  patients  account  for  about  1%  of  all  ED  visits.  One  in  every  13  women  presenting  with  these  symptoms  to  the  ED  during  early  pregnancy  will  eventually  be  diagnosed  with  an  ectopic  pregnancy.1–5  History  and  physical  examination  have  proven  to  be  unreliable  in  excluding  the  presence  of  an  ectopic  pregnancy.  Pelvic  ultrasound  (US)  is  the  diagnostic  test  of  choice  in  the  initial  evaluation  of  these  patients  with  possible  ectopic  pregnancy.