Female with Vaginal Bleeding

CASE PRESENTATION: A 24-year-old pregnant female presented to the emergency department with lower abdominal cramping and vaginal bleeding. A point-of-care ultrasound demonstrated a calcified yolk sac. DISCUSSION: When identified, calcification of the yolk sac in the first trimester is a sign of feta...

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Autores principales: Quilon, Mark, Glucksman, Alec, Emmanuel, Gregory, Greenstein, Josh, Hahn, Barry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020
Materias:
Images in Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7676798/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33217295
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.8.48627
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description CASE PRESENTATION: A 24-year-old pregnant female presented to the emergency department with lower abdominal cramping and vaginal bleeding. A point-of-care ultrasound demonstrated a calcified yolk sac. DISCUSSION: When identified, calcification of the yolk sac in the first trimester is a sign of fetal demise. It is important for an emergency physician to be aware of the various signs and findings on point-of-care ultrasound and be familiar with the management of these pathologies.
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spelling pubmed-76767982020-11-24 Female with Vaginal Bleeding Quilon, Mark Glucksman, Alec Emmanuel, Gregory Greenstein, Josh Hahn, Barry Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Images in Emergency Medicine CASE PRESENTATION: A 24-year-old pregnant female presented to the emergency department with lower abdominal cramping and vaginal bleeding. A point-of-care ultrasound demonstrated a calcified yolk sac. DISCUSSION: When identified, calcification of the yolk sac in the first trimester is a sign of fetal demise. It is important for an emergency physician to be aware of the various signs and findings on point-of-care ultrasound and be familiar with the management of these pathologies. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020-10-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7676798/ /pubmed/33217295 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.8.48627 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Quilon et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7676798/
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