Heterotopic Pregnancy Diagnosed by Emergency Ultrasound

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-27

  Press, Gregory M ^a   Martinez, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ectopic; emergency; heterotopic; pregnancy; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC;

EID: 34447296733     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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