title: Medical myth: Analgesia should not be given to patients with an acute abdomen because it obscures the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar 91342, USA. Gbrewste@ucla.edu
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Brewster
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Herbert
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000698:Analgesia; D000700:Analgesics; D000075202:Contraindications; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics