A primary care approach to abdominal pain in adults
South African Family Practice
| Field | Value | |
| Title | A primary care approach to abdominal pain in adults | |
| Creator | Govender, Indiran Rangiah, Selvandran Bongongo, Tombo Mahuma, Philemon | |
| Description | Abdominal pain is a common presenting problem with multiple aetiologies that often pose diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas for primary care practitioners. The vague symptomatology and difficult correlation to specific organ pathology obscures clinical findings leading to incorrect diagnoses. Although most presentations of abdominal pain are benign, a significant number of patients have life-threatening conditions that require a meticulous approach to management in order to prevent morbidity and mortality.The skill in assessing patients presenting with abdominal pain is fundamental for all primary care doctors. This review will discuss an approach to the assessment and diagnosis of abdominal pain in the primary care setting. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2021-03-10 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5280 | |
| Source | South African Family Practice; Vol 63, No 1 (2021): Part 1; 5 pages 2078-6204 2078-6190 | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5280/6674
https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5280/6676
https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5280/6673
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