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*Most patients go home. | |||
*No un-diagnosed and continued pain should be discharged. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 19:57, 23 November 2016
For adult patients see Abdominal pain
Background
- Bilious emesis is a surgical emergency until proven otherwise
- Most abdominal pain in children has a medical etiology rather than surgical issue.
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
Pediatric Abdominal Pain
0–3 Months Old
- Emergent
- Nonemergent
3 mo–3 y old
- Emergent
- Nonemergent
3 y old–adolescence
- Emergent
- Nonemergent
Evaluation
- Urinalysis, hCG
- CBC
- Chemistry
- Possible imaging:
- Abd xray
- Specific, not sensitive
- Ultrasound
- Appropriate for intussusception, ovarian/testicular, GB, IUP, appy
- CT
- May be associated with 1/1,000 lifetime risk of malignancy
- Abd xray
Management
- Based on diagnosis
Disposition
- Treat underlying etiology
- Most patients go home.
- No un-diagnosed and continued pain should be discharged.