If an ED doc sees cholecystitis on ultrasound, believe them

But if it's absent, get a formal abdominal ultrasound to be sure

May 11, 2024

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Acute cholecystitis as seen on ultrasound. The closed arrow points to gallbladder wall thickening. Open arrow points to stones in the GB — Acute cholecystitis on ultrasound. Image by James Heilman, MD - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15996764

The diagnosis of cholecystitis can be made quickly and accurately in the emergency department using point-of-care ultrasound, according to a new meta-analysis.

The authors analyzed 7 studies (n=1772) that tested …

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