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==Definition==
* '''Acute abdomen''' is defined as severe localized or generalized abdominal pain with abdominal rigidity.<ref>{{Cite web  | last =  | first =  | title = ICD-10 Version:2010 | url = http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/browse/2010/en#/R10.0 | publisher =  | date =  }}</ref> It is less than 24 hours in duration and may require surgical evaluation and intervention.


* Duration of abdominal pain
==Approach==
** Acute: several days
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** Subacute: more than several days but less than 6 months
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** Chronic: more than six months, either constantly or intermittently
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* Immunocompromised and older patients may have atypical patterns of presentation.
==Definition==
* 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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Latest revision as of 20:13, 29 July 2020

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

Approach

abdominal pain critical pathways
Hemodynamically stable Yes No

Definition

  • 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.

References

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