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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
==Do's and Don'ts== | ==Do's and Don'ts== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Resident survival guide]] | [[Category:Resident survival guide]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Definition
- Acute abdominal pain generally has a duration of less than several days, while subacute abdominal pain has a duration of more than several days but less than six months.
- Chronic abdominal pain has a duration of more than six months, either constantly or intermittently.[1]
- Acute abdomen is defined as a sudden, abrupt onset of severe localized or generalized abdominal pain with abdominal rigidity.[2] It is less than 24 hours in duration and requires urgent evaluation and diagnosis because it may indicate a need for immediate surgical intervention. Acute abdomen is synonymous with surgical abdomen.[3]
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Common Causes
Management
Do's and Don'ts
References
- ↑ Lawrence S. Cohen MD; Mark W. Green MD (2010). Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease- 2 Volume Set: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management, Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced ... & Liver Disease (Sleisinger/Fordtran)). Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-6189-4.
- ↑ "ICD-10 Version:2010".
- ↑ Venes, Donald (2013). Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Thumb-indexed Version) (Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Thumb Index Version)). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company. ISBN 0-8036-2977-X.