Point-of-Care Ultrasound Facilitates Bedside Diagnosis of Appendicitis With an Appendicolith in a Pediatric Patient.
Pediatr Emerg Care
; 34(11): 818-819, 2018 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-30395074
ABSTRACT
A previously healthy 5-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with a history of tactile fevers, cough, congestion, decreased appetite, and abdominal pain. He had diffuse abdominal pain on examination and pain with ambulation. Emergency point-of-care ultrasound was used to diagnose appendicitis with an appendicolith. The diagnosis was confirmed by a radiology-performed ultrasound, and he was taken to the operating room for an appendectomy.
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Assunto principal:
Apendicite
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Ultrassonografia
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Sistemas Automatizados de Assistência Junto ao Leito
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Impacção Fecal
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article