Procedural Sedation for the removal of a rectal foreign body

History of present illness: A 40-year-old male with a history of intravenous drug use presented to the emergency department (ED) for one week of constant lower abdominal pain associated with bloody stool. He denied fever, nausea, vomiting, urinary symptoms, and testicular pain or swelling. On exam,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John Costumbrado, MD, MPH, Valerie Lew, BS, David Wagner, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
CT
Online Access:http://jetem.org/foreign_body_removal/