Book chapter
Emergency Department Ultrasound in Pregnancy
Emergency Department Management of Obstetric Complications, pp.17-33
Springer Nature Switzerland, Second edition
2025
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-10261-4_2
Abstract
Point-of-care ultrasound is a safe and efficient tool for the assessment of the pregnant patient. Bedside imaging can rapidly diagnose unstable conditions like ectopic pregnancy without the patient ever leaving the emergency department. In contrast to consultative ultrasound, point-of-care ultrasound answers focused clinical questions and is primarily used for identification of early pregnancy location (intrauterine vs. ectopic vs. indeterminate), gestational dating, and limited fetal biometry. This chapter will describe the technical acquisition of these ultrasound images, both transabdominally and transvaginally, and will discuss image interpretation, including a particular focus on the controversy surrounding the use of a β-HCG “discriminatory zone.”
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Emergency Department Ultrasound in Pregnancy
- Creators
- Cory Wittrock - University of IowaErica Peethumnongsin - Duke University Hospital
- Contributors
- Joelle Borhart (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Emergency Department Management of Obstetric Complications, pp.17-33
- Edition
- Second edition
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-032-10261-4_2
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Switzerland; Cham
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2025
- Academic Unit
- Emergency Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9985113252902771
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