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Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2007
Evaluation of the elderly patient with acute abdominal pain is sometimes difficult. Various factors can obscure the presentation, delaying or preventing the correct diagnosis and leading to adverse patient outcomes. Clinicians must consider multiple diagnoses, especially those life-threatening conditions that require timely intervention to limit ...
Ernest L, Yeh, Robert M, McNamara
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Evaluation of the elderly patient with acute abdominal pain is sometimes difficult. Various factors can obscure the presentation, delaying or preventing the correct diagnosis and leading to adverse patient outcomes. Clinicians must consider multiple diagnoses, especially those life-threatening conditions that require timely intervention to limit ...
Ernest L, Yeh, Robert M, McNamara
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Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1986
In this article, the incidence of acute abdominal pain in primary care practice, its etiology and pathogenesis, and the evaluation of the patient with pain are discussed. Special attention is given to the differential diagnosis of both surgical and nonsurgical diseases that can present with abdominal pain as the major manifestation.
D T, Walters, H F, Wendel
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In this article, the incidence of acute abdominal pain in primary care practice, its etiology and pathogenesis, and the evaluation of the patient with pain are discussed. Special attention is given to the differential diagnosis of both surgical and nonsurgical diseases that can present with abdominal pain as the major manifestation.
D T, Walters, H F, Wendel
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Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2006
Elderly patients who have abdominal pain remain one of the most challenging patient populations. Signs and symptoms of serious disease are often nonspecific. Atypical presentations are common in elderly patients. In addition, the higher incidence of serious pathology in this population requires emergency physicians to be vigilant and thorough in their ...
Joseph P, Martinez, Amal, Mattu
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Elderly patients who have abdominal pain remain one of the most challenging patient populations. Signs and symptoms of serious disease are often nonspecific. Atypical presentations are common in elderly patients. In addition, the higher incidence of serious pathology in this population requires emergency physicians to be vigilant and thorough in their ...
Joseph P, Martinez, Amal, Mattu
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Pediatrics, 1984
Chronic abdominal pain affects 10% to 12% of school-aged children. In 90% to 95% of such patients, no organic cause can be elicited. Certain behavioral and personality characteristics are frequently evident in these children. Significant stress is usually present in the families. The goal of the evaluation is education of the child and family about the
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Chronic abdominal pain affects 10% to 12% of school-aged children. In 90% to 95% of such patients, no organic cause can be elicited. Certain behavioral and personality characteristics are frequently evident in these children. Significant stress is usually present in the families. The goal of the evaluation is education of the child and family about the
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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, 1994
Abdominal pain remains a common complaint in children and adolescents and accounts for a frequent number of visits to pediatricians as well as gastroenterologists. A thorough understanding of the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the abdomen and its contents is immensely important in understanding the origins of abdominal pain and formulating a ...
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Abdominal pain remains a common complaint in children and adolescents and accounts for a frequent number of visits to pediatricians as well as gastroenterologists. A thorough understanding of the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the abdomen and its contents is immensely important in understanding the origins of abdominal pain and formulating a ...
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Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2016
Emergency department providers have become skilled at triaging patients with abdominal pain requiring surgical interventions. Abdominal pain mimics, medical conditions that cause the sensation of abdominal pain without abdominal abnormality, continue to puzzle the best physicians.
Jessica, Palmer, Elizabeth, Pontius
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Emergency department providers have become skilled at triaging patients with abdominal pain requiring surgical interventions. Abdominal pain mimics, medical conditions that cause the sensation of abdominal pain without abdominal abnormality, continue to puzzle the best physicians.
Jessica, Palmer, Elizabeth, Pontius
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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 1977
Two patients are described who presented with features of the Fitz‐Hugh‐Curtis syndrome. Recognition of this entity may prevent unnecessary investigation before diagnosis and treatment. As the incidence of gonorrhœa is increasing, complications such as this may be seen more frequently among patients presenting to surgical or gynæcological wards.
A B, MacLean, W M, Platts
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Two patients are described who presented with features of the Fitz‐Hugh‐Curtis syndrome. Recognition of this entity may prevent unnecessary investigation before diagnosis and treatment. As the incidence of gonorrhœa is increasing, complications such as this may be seen more frequently among patients presenting to surgical or gynæcological wards.
A B, MacLean, W M, Platts
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The Lancet, 1973
Abstract At a children's gala on July 8, 1972, approximately 130 visitors, mostly girls belonging to juvenile jazz bands, developed an illness, the leading symptom being epigastric pain. Local children were not affected. The symptoms were not serious and mostly of brief duration.
H C, Smith, E J, Eastham
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Abstract At a children's gala on July 8, 1972, approximately 130 visitors, mostly girls belonging to juvenile jazz bands, developed an illness, the leading symptom being epigastric pain. Local children were not affected. The symptoms were not serious and mostly of brief duration.
H C, Smith, E J, Eastham
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Pediatrics in Review, 2002
1. Paul N. Thiessen, MD* 1. *Editorial Board. Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, B.C. Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, B.C., Canada After completing this article, readers should be able to: 1. Characterize the epidemiology and classification of recurrent abdominal pain. 2.
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1. Paul N. Thiessen, MD* 1. *Editorial Board. Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, B.C. Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, B.C., Canada After completing this article, readers should be able to: 1. Characterize the epidemiology and classification of recurrent abdominal pain. 2.
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Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2016
Although most frequently presenting with lower abdominal pain, appendicitis, colitis, and diverticulitis can cause pain throughout the abdomen and can cause peritoneal and retroperitoneal symptoms. Evaluation and management of lower intestinal disease requires a nuanced approach by the emergency physician, sometimes requiring computed tomography ...
David J, Carlberg +2 more
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Although most frequently presenting with lower abdominal pain, appendicitis, colitis, and diverticulitis can cause pain throughout the abdomen and can cause peritoneal and retroperitoneal symptoms. Evaluation and management of lower intestinal disease requires a nuanced approach by the emergency physician, sometimes requiring computed tomography ...
David J, Carlberg +2 more
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