VA ULTRASOUND AVAILABILITY
a. Normal Operational Hours: Monday through Friday: 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM b. On-call Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM Weekends and Holidays, 24 hours c. Specific indication for on-call ultrasound is a high likelihood of:
· Carotid ultrasound for stroke code to be ordered by the Stroke Code Fellow/Attending only · Carotid ultrasound for acute TIA symptoms to be ordered by the on-call Neurology Attending only · Post –procedural pseudo-aneurysm · Biliary tract disease (CT scan to be performed first) · Tubo-ovarian abscess · Testicular torsion · Ovarian torsion · Ectopic pregnancy · Vaginal bleeding in a pregnant patient · Non-menstrual vaginal bleeding · DVT.
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