Diagnosis of appendicitis by bedside ultrasound in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 430-432

  Mallin, Michael ^a   Craven, Philip ^a   Ockerse, Patrick ^a   Steenblik, Jacob ^a   Forbes, Brayden ^a   Boehm, Karl ^a   Youngquist, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEDSIDE ULTRASOUND; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930323090     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.10.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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