Does Pelvic Exam in the Emergency Department Add Useful Information?
Objective: Physicians are taught that the pelvic exam is a key part of the evaluation of a woman presenting with abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding. However, the exam is time consuming and invasive, and its use in the emergency department (ED) has not been prospectively evaluated. We evaluated how o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2011-05-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/10j2b8t5 |