Emergency physicians are often the first providersto encounter patients with complications in earlypregnancy. Point-of-care （POC） pelvic ultrasound isbeing increasingly used in the evaluation of emergencydepartment ...Emergency physicians are often the first providersto encounter patients with complications in earlypregnancy. Point-of-care （POC） pelvic ultrasound isbeing increasingly used in the evaluation of emergencydepartment （ED） patients with first trimester symptoms.[1]While the initial aim of POC ultrasound in this settingis to confirm an intrauterine pregnancy, a secondarygoal is to differentiate between a normal and abnormalpregnancy. There exist a number of sonographic featuresto suggest a pregnancy is non-viable.展开更多
文摘Emergency physicians are often the first providersto encounter patients with complications in earlypregnancy. Point-of-care （POC） pelvic ultrasound isbeing increasingly used in the evaluation of emergencydepartment （ED） patients with first trimester symptoms.[1]While the initial aim of POC ultrasound in this settingis to confirm an intrauterine pregnancy, a secondarygoal is to differentiate between a normal and abnormalpregnancy. There exist a number of sonographic featuresto suggest a pregnancy is non-viable.
