Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • Causes, prevalence and prognosis
• Diagnosis
  • How to assess people with abdominal pain in primary care and red flag symptoms
• Management
  • When to arrange emergency admission and management and referral of people who do not require admission
• An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• The causes, prevalence, and prognosis.
• How to determine the underlying cause of the abdominal pain, if possible.
• When to suspect more serious pathology.
• When to refer for secondary care assessment.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered