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ABDOMINAL PAIN IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Ochsner Medical Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Abdominal pain is the most common presenting chief complaint in the Emergency Department (ED). The complexity of abdominal anatomy and overlapping symptom profiles of various conditions increase the risk of misdiagnosis. This document highlights the need for emergency medicine clinicians to consider a wide differential diagnosis and the importance of follow-up care to prevent missed diagnoses, particularly in cases of malignancy.
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