title: Beyond the basics: acute abdominal pain.
abstract: Acute abdominal pain is a common presenting complaint encountered by prehospital care personnel. It can be an indication of a number of diseases and conditions involving abdominal organs and structures or associated with referred pain from organs and structures outside the borders of the abdominal cavity. However, a sudden onset and severe abdominal pain is almost always caused by some type of intra-abdominal pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Professional, Youngstown State University, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Mistovich
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Krost
authors.forename: Daniel D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Limmer
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004496:Education, Continuing; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans