Acute Abdominal Pain in the Older Adult

Abdominal pain in older adults is a concerning symptom common to a variety of diagnoses with high morbidity and mortality. Organizing the differential into categories based on pathology (inflammatory, obstructive, vascular, or other causes) provides a framework for the history, physical, and diagnos...

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Published in:	Emergency medicine clinics of North America Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 429 - 448
Main Authors:	Ragsdale, Luna, MD, MPH, Southerland, Lauren, MD
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-05-2011
Subjects:	Abdominal Pain - diagnosis Abdominal Pain - epidemiology Abdominal Pain - etiology Acute abdominal pain Acute Disease Age Factors Aged Diagnosis, Differential Elderly Emergencies Emergency Emergency department Emergency Service, Hospital Humans Morbidity - trends Risk Factors United States - epidemiology United States Acute abdominal pain Elderly Emergency department
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Summary:	Abdominal pain in older adults is a concerning symptom common to a variety of diagnoses with high morbidity and mortality. Organizing the differential into categories based on pathology (inflammatory, obstructive, vascular, or other causes) provides a framework for the history, physical, and diagnostic studies. An organized approach and treatment and considerations specific to the geriatric population are discussed.
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ISSN:	0733-8627 1558-0539
DOI:	10.1016/j.emc.2011.01.012