RT Book, Section
A1 Masneri, David A.
A1 O’Brien, Mary Claire
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1195161824
T1 Acute Abdominal Pain
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1195161824
RD 2024/04/24
AB More  adult  patients  visit  the  ED  for  “stomach  and  abdominal  pain,  cramps,  or  spasms”  than  for  any  other  chief  complaint.1  Demographics  (age,  gender,  ethnicity,  family  history,  sexual  orientation,  cultural  practices,  geography)  influence  both  the  incidence  and  the  clinical  expression  of  abdominal  disease.1  History,  physical  examination,  and  laboratory  studies  can  be  helpful,  but  imaging  is  often  required  to  make  a  specific  diagnosis.  Clinical  suspicion  for  serious  disease  is  especially  important  for  patients  in  high-risk  groups.