Acute abdominal pain in the older adult.
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چکیده
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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عنوان ژورنال:
- Emergency medicine clinics of North America
دوره 29 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011