title: Abdominal Pain in the Geriatric Patient.
abstract: Abdominal pain in the elderly can be a challenging and difficult condition to diagnose and treat. The geriatric population has significant comorbidities and often takes polypharmacy that can mask symptoms. The presentation of common conditions can be different than that in the younger population, often lacking the traditional indicators of disease, making it of pivotal importance for the clinician to consider a wide differential during their workup. It is also important to consider extra-abdominal abnormality that may manifest as abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Bay of Plenty District Health Board, Tauranga Hospital, Cameron Road, Private bag 12024, Tauranga 3142, New Zealand. Electronic address: amyleuthauser@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leuthauser
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1 gustav levy place, New York, NY 10028, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McVane
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods
keywords: Abdominal pain in the elderly; Approach; Atypical presentations of common abnormalities in the elderly; Geriatric