Abdominal/GI Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

1st Edition, Volume 39-4 - October 5, 2021
Editors: Nicole Mccoin, Sara Manning
Language: English
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Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Perfecting the Gastrointestinal Physical Exam: Findings and Their Utility and Examination Pearls
Key points
Introduction to the abdominal examination
Elements of the abdominal examination
Signs and tests
Special considerations
Other/Adjuncts to the Abdominal Examination
Clinical Controversies and Myths
Summary
Clinics care points
Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department: Missed Diagnoses
Key points
Introduction
Factors associated with missed diagnoses
Common misses: gastrointestinal
Common misses: nongastrointestinal
Discharging the abdominal pain patient
Clinics care points
Clinical Decision Rules in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Key points
Introduction
Need for clinical decision rules
Discussion
Clinical decision rules for the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding
AIMS65
Summary
Laboratory Tests in the Patient with Abdominal Pain
Key points
Introduction
General laboratory/preoperative
Inflammatory
Infectious
Liver/Biliary
Pancreatic
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Approach to Abdominal Imaging in 2022
Key points
Introduction
Recommendations for abdominal imaging by abdominal region
Avoiding Misdiagnosis of Abdominal Vascular Catastrophes
Key points
Abdominal vascular anatomy
Traumatic abdominal vascular emergencies
Bowel ischemia
Abdominal aortic pathology
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Postprocedural Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Clinics care points
Occult Abdominal Trauma
Key points
Defining occult abdominal trauma
Statistics
Risk factors
Common mechanisms
Commonly missed injuries
Physical examination
Laboratory findings
Imaging
Rational approaches to minimize radiation exposure
Disposition
Special populations
Summary
Clinics care points
Abdominal Pain in the Immunocompromised Patient
Key points
Introduction
History
Physical examination
Differential diagnosis
Congenital immunodeficiencies
Malignancy
Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
Solid organ transplantation
Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Diagnostics
Therapeutics
Disposition
Summary
Clinics care points
Chronic Drug Use and Abdominal Pain
Key points
Introduction
Approach
Clinical relevance
Ethanol
Opioids
Amphetamines
Cannabinoids
Cocaine
Ketamine and phencyclidine
Recommendations
Summary
Clinics care points
Abdominal Pain Mimics
Key points
Introduction
Can't-miss diagnoses: acute life threats
Shouldn't-miss diagnoses: require urgent and timely intervention
Will miss if not considered: uncommon presentations and rare diagnoses
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosures
Diagnoses of Exclusion in the Workup of Abdominal Complaints
Key points
Introduction
Acute gastroenteritis
Cyclic vomiting syndrome
Abdominal migraine
Gastroparesis
Irritable bowel syndrome
Functional gallbladder disorder
Summary

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Nicole Mccoin

Sara Manning