At the time this article was written, Monique Raymond was a student in the PA program at Franklin Pierce University in West Lebanon, N.H. She now practices in pain management at the Orthopedic Center of Florida in Ft. Myers, Fla. Priscilla Marsicovetere is dean of the College of Health & Natural Sciences at Franklin Pierce University and practices addiction medicine at Better Life Partners in Hanover, N.H. Katrina DeShaney is an assistant professor in the PA program at Franklin Pierce University. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
JAAPA. 2022 Jan 1;35(1):16-20. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000803624.08871.5f.
Acute abdominal pain is a common complaint in children. The care of these patients is challenging for clinicians because presentation, diagnosis, and treatment are different in children than adults. This article describes the presentation, physical examination, diagnosis, and treatment of common causes of acute abdominal pain in children and discusses emerging trends in diagnosis and treatment.
急性腹痛是儿童常见的主诉。由于儿童的表现、诊断和治疗与成人不同,因此这些患者的护理对临床医生来说具有挑战性。本文描述了儿童常见急性腹痛病因的表现、体格检查、诊断和治疗,并讨论了诊断和治疗方面的新趋势。