title: Acute abdominal pain in an elderly patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine/Saint-Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Marie-France
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Poulin
authors.forename: Balaji
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yegneswaran
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003681:Dehydration; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents