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ArticlePOCUS journal2025

The SHARP Exam: A Standardized POCUS Approach to Undifferentiated Acute Right Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain in Young Women.

Michael Halperin, Maia Winkel, Ashley Aiken, Nora McNulty, Michelle Montenegro, Nicole Leonard Shiu, Trevor Dixon, Alyssia McEwan, William Murk, Ariella Gartenberg

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Article in POCUS journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Michael HalperinDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Maia WinkelDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Ashley AikenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Nora McNultyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Michelle MontenegroDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Nicole Leonard ShiuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Trevor DixonDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Alyssia McEwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
William MurkDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Ariella GartenbergDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain is a common presenting complaint in emergency departments among young women. The SHARP Exam is a novel point of care ultrasound (POCUS) protocol designed to aid in the evaluation of undifferentiated, acute, right-sided, lower abdominal pain in women of child-bearing age. The SHARP Exam is both an acronym ([

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Abdominal PainPOCUSPoint of Care UltrasoundPregnancyRight Lower Quadrant

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PMID41322166
PMCPMC12658569

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