Abdominal Pain in the Elderly Patient: Point-of-care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction
Case Presentation: A 67-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of generalized abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) demonstrated dilated bowel loops measuring up to 4.1 centimeters and localized free fluid, consistent with a small bowe...
Main Authors: | Ahmad Hussein, Alexander Arena, Connie Yu, Angela Cirilli, Ellen Kurkowski |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2021-02-01
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Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/818588wf |
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