Abdominal Pain – Assessment and Management

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Overview

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

  • Background
    •  Definition, causes, prevalence, prognosis
  • Diagnosis
    •  How to assess people with abdominal pain, what investigations to consider
  • Management
    •  When to arrange emergency admission, urgent referral, or manage in primary care
  • An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
  • An audit suggestion
  • A list of helpful resources and links.

Goals

During this course you will learn:

  • How to assess people with acute abdominal pain.
  • The differential diagnoses.
  • When to arrange emergency admission for people with abdominal pain
  • When to arrange urgent referral for people with abdominal pain.
  • When to manage people with abdominal pain in primary care.


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Topics covered

Gastroenterology Infectious-Disease Obstetrics Urinaryexcretory

Date created

01/07/2020

Last revision

10/11/2021

Next revision

01/07/2025