title: Acute abdomen: what a pain!
abstract: So many things-some life-threatening-can cause abdominal pain. Here's how to capture the clues quickly and accurately.
authors: Medical Services, Inc., Olathe, Kan, USA.
authors: Susan Simmons
authors: SS
authors: Holcomb
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D000328:Adult; D015984:Causality; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004282:Documentation; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing