Using POCUS to Confirm Intrauterine Pregnancy in Urgent Care: A Case Perspective

For clinicians in urgent care, abdominal pain in reproductive-age patients presents a familiar challenge. Add a positive pregnancy test, and the stakes increase significantly, particularly when diagnostic tools are limited onsite.

In a recent case published in the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine (JUCM), Hello Sono founder Dr. Tatiana Havryliuk demonstrates how transabdominal point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can be used effectively to confirm an intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) and help avoid unnecessary emergency department transfers.