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  • Title: Identifying Retrocecal Appendicitis on Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS).
    Author: Scheier E, Budde-Schwartzman B, Kartun V, Balla U.
    Journal: J Emerg Med; 2020 Sep; 59(3):413-417. PubMed ID: 32571638.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Retrocecal appendicitis may be challenging to find. We present the first case series in which retrocecal appendicitis was found on point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). CASE REPORTS: In each of the five cases, appendicitis was found by a pediatric emergency physician in the right periumbilical region or right upper quadrant. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: The POCUS practitioner should scan both the right upper and right lower quadrant of the abdomen in search of appendicitis, as well as in search of signs of perforation.
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