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Abdominal pain mimics are conditions that present with abdominal pain but are not caused by gastrointestinal abnormalities. Emergency physicians should keep abdominal pain mimics on the differential to avoid missing life-threatening diagnoses.
17 paź 2023 · Chronic abdominal pain is less likely than acute abdominal pain to reveal underlying organic pathology. Acute abdominal pain often indicates a sudden physiological change such as an obstructed or perforated hollow organ, infection, inflammation, or a sudden ischaemic event.
Abdominal pain is a common presenting problem with multiple aetiologies that often pose diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas for primary care practitioners. The vague symptomatology and difficult correlation to specific organ pathology obscures clinical findings leading to incorrect diagnoses.
27 wrz 2022 · A spectrum of presenting signs and symptoms can indicate an allergic cause of abdominal pain. Allergic GI symptoms may include abdominal pain, which is usually diffuse and crampy, as well as bloating, nausea, and loose stools. Allergic patients can often point to a particular food or environmental trigger that induces symptoms.
12 wrz 2023 · This topic reviews a diagnostic approach to nontraumatic abdominal pain in adults. The causes of abdominal pain and its pathophysiology, the evaluation of the adult with abdominal pain in the emergency department, and the evaluation of abdominal pain related to trauma is discussed elsewhere.
16 lip 2024 · The evaluation of abdominal pain requires an understanding of the possible mechanisms responsible for pain, a broad differential of common causes, and recognition of typical patterns and clinical presentations. This topic reviews the etiologies of abdominal pain in adults.
Chronic abdominal pain (CAP) is pain that persists for more than 3 months either continuously or intermittently. Intermittent pain may be referred to as recurrent abdominal pain (RAP). Acute abdominal pain is discussed elsewhere. CAP occurs any time after 5 years of age. In a large cohort study, 11% of children reported RAP at ≥ 1 assessment ...
