AcuteAbdominalPain分析.pptVIP

Abdominal Pain Clinical Pearls Significant abdominal tenderness should never be attributed to gastroenteritis Incidence of gastroenteritis in the elderly is very low Always perform genital examinations when lower abdominal pain is present – in males and females, in young and old In older patients with renal colic symptoms, exclude AAA Severe pain should be taken as an indicator of serious disease Pain awakening the patient from sleep should always be considered signficant Sudden, severe pain suggests serious disease Pain almost always precedes vomiting in surgical causes; converse is true for