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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Nelson MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4064808 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Critical ultrasound journal 20140522 1
In children presenting to the emergency room with right lower quadrant pain, ultrasound is the preferred initial modality. In our patient, a 6-year-old male with a sudden onset of severe right lower quadrant pain, the differential is broad, including appendicitis and intussusception. In order to narrow our differential and secure the diagnosis, our first modality was ultrasonography. With the increased use of point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department, the diagnosis of appendicitis and ...[more]