title: Triaging lower abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Harry S. Truman College, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: Polly Gerber
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000150:complications; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors; D014102:Torsion Abnormality; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods*