title: Abdominal pain and emergency department evaluation.
abstract: By approaching the abdominal pain patient in a systematic fashion, the physician can improve his or her performance in evaluating the patient in a safe and efficient manner without extensive or redundant tests.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, USA.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Graff
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019370:Observation / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014481:United States