Clinician-based ultrasound facilitates the evaluation of lateral neck mass in the ED.
The presentation of new-onset neck mass in the emergency department can represent serious pathology, and its evaluation often uses expensive and time-consuming imaging technologies such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Clinician-based ultrasound allows physicians to quickly evaluate these masses in a cost-effective manner. We present the case of a young girl with progressive abdominal pain and a 1-day history of lateral neck mass evaluated by clinician-based ultrasound.
Charlton
Nathan
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, SC 22903, USA. npchrltn@aol.com
Cook
Thomas
T
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D050031:Hashimoto Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis
D013974:Thyroxine