How to approach Abdominal Pain
Abdominal pain, a common OSCE scenario in many medical schools, and a common clinical presentation that broadly encompasses any specialty (emergency medicine, general surgery, gastroenterology, gynaecology, cardiology etc.). Fear not! This teaching will tackle how to approach abdominal pain and will give a comprehensive overview of the key conditions associated with this clinical presentation.
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Learning Objectives:
– Causes of acute, sub-acute, and chronic abdominal pain according to location
– Conditions to be covered: appendicitis, biliary disease, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction, bowel perforation, diverticular disease, IBD, PUD
– Key points in history taking
– Key examination findings
– Investigations
– Management