Adult Female with Abdominal Pain
A 42-year-old female presented to the emergency department with diffuse abdominal pain, vaginal discharge, and a fever of 102°F. She described multiple recent male sexual partners, with inconsistent condom use. Her vital signs were unremarkable. Her physical exam was notable for moderate right...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/1ws6f2fc |
| Summary: | A 42-year-old female presented to the emergency
department with diffuse abdominal pain, vaginal discharge,
and a fever of 102°F. She described multiple recent male
sexual partners, with inconsistent condom use. Her vital
signs were unremarkable. Her physical exam was notable for
moderate right lower quadrant tenderness to palpation. There
was no cervical motion tenderness. The emergency physician
performed a bedside abdominal ultrasound (Video), and
subsequently ordered a computed tomography (Figure), which
confirmed the diagnosis. |
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| ISSN: | 1936-900X 1936-9018 |