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