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An Approach to the Causes of Acute Abdominal Pain in Adults
[6-24-2017: I have updated Reference 1 and added Reference 3. For any patient with abdominal pain, the Gastrointestinal Section of the American College of Radiology list of appropriateness criteria [Full Text PDF] can be used as a checklist to be sure … Continue reading
Posted in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Laboratory Tests, Medical Imaging, Surgery
Tagged abdominal pain, acute appendicitis, bladder infection, bowel obstruction, gallbladder disease, heart attack, inflammatory bowel disease, kidney disease, kidney infection, kidney stone, lung blood clot, pneumonia, pulmonary embolus, ulcer disease
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