Abdominal pain critical pathways: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 20:13, 29 July 2020

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Hemodynamically stable

Abdominal pain is pain felt anywhere between the chest and the groin.
Immunocompromised and elderly patients may have atypical patterns of presentation.
A systolic blood pressure of more than 80 mm Hg and a proportional pulse pressure of more than 25% suggest adequate cardiac output.

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+==Approach==
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+| BGCOLOR=FLORALWHITE STYLE="WIDTH:50%"| Hemodynamically stable || BGCOLOR=LIGHTGRAY STYLE="WIDTH:25%" | [[Abdominal pain duration critical pathways|Yes]] ||BGCOLOR=LIGHTGRAY STYLE="WIDTH:25%" | [[Abdominal pain with hemodynamic instability critical pathways|No]]
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 ==Definition==
-* Acute abdomen is defined as severe localized or generalized abdominal pain with abdominal rigidity. It is less than 24 hours in duration and may require surgical evaluation and intervention.
+* Abdominal pain is pain felt anywhere between the chest and the groin.
-* Acute abdominal pain
+* Immunocompromised and elderly patients may have atypical patterns of presentation.
-* Chronic abdominal pain
+* A systolic blood pressure of more than 80 mm Hg and a proportional pulse pressure of more than 25% suggest adequate cardiac output.
+==References==
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+[[Category:Critical pathways]]
+[[Category:Emergency medicine]]
+[[Category:Medicine]]