Critical Care
Emergency Departments Seldom Perform Pregnancy Testing of Adolescents Before Exposure to Radiation
A small number of teen-aged girls undergo pregnancy testing in the hospital emergency department, even when they complain of lower abdominal pain, or before they are exposed to radiation testing. More...30 Oct 2012

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