title: Pediatric emergency: assessing gut pain.
abstract: "Tummyache" is probably the most common complaint among children. It can be the result of too much candy, a virus, or a life-threatening gastrointestinal disorder. Symptoms of different conditions can mimic each other. Here's how to tell the difference.
authors.affiliation: Rex Healthcare, Raleigh, N.C., USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Boxel
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Puhl
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans