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* progression over time | * progression over time | ||
* nature (sharp, dull, [[colic]]ky) | * nature (sharp, dull, [[colic]]ky) | ||
* characterization of the factors that make the pain worse or alleviate it | |||
* characterization of the factors that make the pain worse or alleviate it | * distribution determined by various methods: | ||
** such as abdominal quadrant (left upper quadrant, left lower quadrant, right upper quadrant, right lower quadrant) | ** such as abdominal quadrant (left upper quadrant, left lower quadrant, right upper quadrant, right lower quadrant) | ||
** other methods that divide the abdomen into nine sections | ** other methods that divide the abdomen into nine sections | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Classification
Abdominal pain is traditionally described by its:
- chronicity (acute or chronic)
- progression over time
- nature (sharp, dull, colicky)
- characterization of the factors that make the pain worse or alleviate it
- distribution determined by various methods:
- such as abdominal quadrant (left upper quadrant, left lower quadrant, right upper quadrant, right lower quadrant)
- other methods that divide the abdomen into nine sections