Diagnosis of intussusception using point-of-care ultrasound in the pediatric ED: A case report

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 354.e1-354.e3

  Halm, Brunhild M ^a,b,c   Boychuk, Rodney B ^a,b   Franke, Adrian A ^c  

^a Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID; MORPHINE;

BARIUM ENEMA; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE INTUSSUSCEPTION; INTESTINE RESECTION; MALE; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 79951939810     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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