Tag: abdominal pain
Another abdo pain…just my 6th case today!
Every ED across the planet has its own demographic. Some EDs may see more of this, and other EDs may see more of that. But I bet we all see lots of cases of abdominal pain. Often enough, it can be difficult and time-consuming to make the diagnosis, especially in the older patient. Order blood […]
POCUS and recurrent abdominal pain in the elderly
A 82 yr. old patient came in for chronic recurrent epigastric pain. A CT was done on the previous admission which showed pancreatic calcifications, consistent with chronic pancreatitis. On this visit the patient had a similar presentation. She looked well, with a pretty benign abdomen and normal labs. I was pressed for time and didn’t […]
The emotional and visceral pain of a good POCUS call
Dr. Sean Ryan works in a rural hospital with no surgical coverage and in this case there was no access to ultrasound because it was a Saturday morning. As you know people aren’t supposed to have emergencies in rural communities on weekends requiring ultrasound. A 24 year old woman presents with RLQ pain and Dr. […]
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