- Title
- Assessment and management of older patients with abdominal pain in the emergency department
- Creator
- Brooks, Daniel; Smiles, John P.; Murphy, Andrew P.; Cowan, Timothy; Soeyland, Torgrim; Hullick, Caroyln; Arendts, Glenn
- Relation
- Emergency Medicine Australasia Vol. 36, Issue 1, p. 149-158
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14361
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- Betty, an 88-year-old woman with mild cognitive impairment, is brought to the ED with 48 h of non-radiating, central abdominal pain and anorexia. Her bowels last opened 3 days ago and she has not had a fever. Past medical history includes atrial fibrillation, hypothyroidism and an appendicectomy. On examination, she is afebrile, has a BP of 162/87 mmHg, HR of 96 BPM, normal oxygen saturation and respiratory rate. Her abdomen is soft with no peritonism but has central and right-sided tenderness. Rectal examination reveals an empty rectum.
- Subject
- abdominal pain; emergency department; older patients; older patients with abdominal pain
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1497385
- Identifier
- uon:54337
- Identifier
- ISSN:1742-6731
- Language
- eng
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