Sponsored by the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine
Abdominal Pain
Resources to Review Prior to Conference
Goals and Objectives
Goals
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Trainee will demonstrate competence in the initial evaluation and basic management of patients with abdominal pain
Objectives
Trainee will be able to:
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List and describe classic features of common life- and organ-threatening diagnoses:
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Aortic aneurysm
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Appendicitis
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Biliary tract infections
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Bowel obstructions
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Diverticulitis
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Ectopic pregnancy
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Mesenteric ischemia
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Pancreatitis
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Perforated viscous
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Testicular/Ovarian torsion
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Name the imaging modalities of choice for each of the above conditions
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Describe the risks, benefits, and limitations of each imaging modality
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Name and describe high-risk groups, including how the workup and treatment of these patients differs from that of the general population
Additional Resources
General
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Assessing Abdominal Pain (EB Medicine 2019)
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Pediatric Abdominal Pain (EM:RAP 2017)
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Abdominal Pain Mimics (EMDocs 2020)
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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AAA (CDEM 2019)
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AAA (emDocs 2015)
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Ultrasound for AAA
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US for AAA (EM:RAP 2016)
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US for AAA (CDEM)​
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Appendicitis
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Spotlight: Appendicitis (EM:RAP 2021)
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Appendicitis (CDEM 2019)
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Appendicitis (ACEP Clinical Policy 2010) (pdf)
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Biliary Tract Infections
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Biliary Tract Disease (CDEM 2019)
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Biliary Ultrasound (Core EM 2019)
Bowel Obstructions
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SBO (Core EM 2017)
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SBO Systematic Review (Acad Emerg Med 2013)
Ectopic Pregnancy
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Ectopic Pregnancy (CDEM 2019)
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Ectopic Pregnancy (NEJM 2009)
Mesenteric Ischemia
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Mesenteric Ischemia (EMDocs 2019)
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Mesenteric Ischemia (CDEM 2019)
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Diagnosing Mesenteric Ischemia (EMDocs 2020)
Pancreatitis
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Pancreatitis (EMDocs 2020)
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Pancreatitis (Core EM 2018)
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Perforated Viscous
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Perforated Viscous (EMDocs 2019)
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Perforated Viscus (CDEM 2016)​
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Testicular Torsion
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Testicular Torsion (CDEM 2019)
Ovarian Torsion
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Ovarian Torsion (CDEM 2019)