Goals

• Trainee will demonstrate competence in the initial evaluation and basic management of patients with abdominal pain

Objectives

Trainee will be able to:

• List and describe classic features of common life- and organ-threatening diagnoses:

  • Aortic Aneurysm

  • Appendicitis

  • Biliary Tract Infections

  • Bowel Obstructions

  • Ectopic Pregnancy

  • Mesenteric Ischemia

  • Pancreatitis

  • Testicular/Ovarian Torsion

• Name the imaging modalities of choice for each of the above conditions

  • Describe the risks, benefits, and limitations of each imaging modality 

• Name and describe high-risk groups, including how the workup and treatment of these patients differs from that of the general population

General

• Assessing Abdominal Pain (EBMedicine 2019)

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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

• AAA (CDEM 2019)

• AAA (emDocs 2015)

• Ultrasound for AAA

  • US for AAA (EM:RAP 2016)

  • US for AAA (CDEM)​

Appendicitis

• Antibiotics vs. Surgery for Appendicitis (NEJM 2015)

• Appendicitis (ACEP Clinical Policy 2010) (pdf)

• Appendicitis (CDEM)

Biliary Tract Infections

• Biliary Tract Disease (CDEM)

Bowel Obstructions

• SBO (CDEM 2019)

• SBO Systematic Review (Acad Emerg Med 2013)

  • Review for LLSA (EM:RAP 2016)​

• SBO (EAST 2012)

• Perforated Viscus (CDEM 2016)

• Perforated Viscus (Flipped EM Classroom 2013)

Ectopic Pregnancy

• Ectopic Pregnancy (CDEM 2019)

• Ectopic Pregnancy (Flipped EM Classroom 2013)

• Ectopic Pregnancy (NEJM 2009)

Mesenteric Ischemia

• Mesenteric Ischemia (CDEM 2019)

Pancreatitis

• Acute Pancreatitis (NEJM 2006)

Testicular Torsion

• Testicular Torsion (CDEM 2019)

• Testicular Torsion (Flipped EM Classroom 2013)

Ovarian Torsion

• Ovarian Torsion (CDEM)

• Ovarian Torsion (Flipped EM Classroom 2013)

Textbooks

• Cope’s Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen (Silen 2010)