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dc.contributor.authorTsipouras, S.en
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-19T04:03:04Zen
dc.date.available2012-11-19T04:03:04Zen
dc.date.issued2008en
dc.identifier.govdoc00098en
dc.identifier.issn0300-8495en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11054/112en
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: The diagnosis of abdominal pain is difficult and often inaccurate. Nonabdominal disease, in particular cardiac and pulmonary disease, may present with abdominal symptoms. OBJECTIVE: This article provides a brief review of the neuro-anatomical basis of abdominal pain in the adult patient population. Differential diagnoses are outlined with a specific focus on time critical conditions, and clinical 'red flags' for the physician in the 'frontline' are highlighted. DISCUSSION: Physicians need a high clinical index of suspicion when the diagnosis is elusive. They must acknowledge atypical presentations are common, avoid over reliance on 'classic' presentations or the outcome of preliminary investigations, and specifically seek time critical diagnoses. A detailed history and examination remains the key to avoiding diagnostic error. The priority is not 'correct diagnosis' but 'correct patient disposition'. Options include prolonged observation, further sophisticated investigations, and early specialist referral. Physician's gestalt in elusive cases remains important.en
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dc.publisherRoyal Australian College of General Practitioners.en
dc.titleNonabdominal causes of abdominal pain: finding your heart in your stomach!en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.type.specifiedArticleen
dc.bibliographicCitation.titleAustralian Family Physicianen
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume37en
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue8en
dc.bibliographicCitation.stpage620en
dc.bibliographicCitation.endpage623en
dc.bibliographicCitation.agscitationNumberen
dc.publisher.placeRozelle, NSW.en
dc.subject.healththesaurusREVIEWen
dc.subject.healththesaurusABDOMINAL PAIN - ETIOLOGYen
dc.subject.healththesaurusADULTen
dc.subject.healththesaurusCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES - COMPLICATIONSen
dc.subject.healththesaurusCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES - DIAGNOSISen
dc.subject.healththesaurusHUMANSen
dc.subject.healththesaurusMETABOLIC DISEASES - COMPLICATIONSen
dc.subject.healththesaurusMETABOLIC DISEASES - DIAGNOSISen
dc.subject.healththesaurusNERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES - COMPLICATIONSen
dc.subject.healththesaurusNERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES - DIAGNOSISen
dc.subject.healththesaurusRESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES - COMPLICATIONSen
dc.subject.healththesaurusRESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES - DIAGNOSISen
dc.date.issuedbrowse2008-01-01en
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