RT Book, Section
A1 Jacobs, Danny O.
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1155941517
T1 Abdominal Pain
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155941517
RD 2024/04/19
AB Correctly  interpreting  acute  abdominal  pain  can  be  quite  challenging.  Few  clinical  situations  require  greater  judgment,  because  the  most  catastrophic  of  events  may  be  forecast  by  the  subtlest  of  symptoms  and  signs.  In  every  instance,  the  clinician  must  distinguish  those  conditions  that  require  urgent  intervention  from  those  that  do  not  and  can  best  be  managed  nonoperatively.  A  meticulously  executed,  detailed  history  and  physical  examination  are  critically  important  for  focusing  the  differential  diagnosis  and  allowing  the  diagnostic  evaluation  to  proceed  expeditiously  (Table  12-1).