Bedside Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction

• Main Authors: Alexander Anshus (Author), Maili Alvarado (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: eScholarship Publishing, University of California, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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History of present illness: An elderly female with no history of prior abdominal surgeries presented to the emergency department (ED) with acute onset of abdominal pain and distention. Upon arrival, she began having large volume bilious emesis. While waiting for a computed tomography (CT) scan of he...