Recurrent abdominal pain in school children: the loneliness of the long-distance physician.
The recurring of abdominal pain can be a taxing clinical ordeal for the primary care physician or consultant. It often is a test of stamina, of diagnostic self-confidence, of fiscal constraint, and of vigilance for rare conditions. The clinician is apt to be haunted by the lingering question: "Am I missing something?" That which might or might not be "missed" comprises the content as well as the rationale for this review.
D000005:Abdomen; D002648:Child; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications; D006184:Habits; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000150:complications; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications; D008016:Life Change Events; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D010808:Physical Examination; D012008:Recurrence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications