Bedside Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexander Anshus, Maili Alvarado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://jetem.org/us_sbo/