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Abdominal Pain 6
Abdominal Pain 6
Key Features:
1. Given a pa3ent with abdominal pain, paying par3cular a>en3on to its
loca3on and chronicity:
a) Dis3nguish between acute and chronic pain
b) Generate a complete differen3al diagnosis
c) Inves3gate in an appropriate and 3mely fashion
What you should study:
✓ I really like the chapter “Abdominal Pain” from the textbook “Symptoms to
Diagnosis – An Evidence-Based Guide. 3rd edi3on (Stern and Cifu).
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