Pocket ICU Management
Evaluation of Abdominal Pain (ICU Specific)
First Things First (assess for & treat the following):
- Does pt exhibit signs of peritonitis?
- Abdominal rigidity
- Rebound/percussion tenderness
- Involuntary guarding
- Is free intra-abdominal air (pneumoperitoneum) present on radiographic studies?
- Are abdominal complaints associated w/ hypotension & fever?
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Last updated: April 16, 2010
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"Evaluation of Abdominal Pain (ICU Specific)." Pocket ICU Management, PocketMedicine.com, Inc, 2010. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/Pocket-ICU-Management/534199/all/Evaluation_of_Abdominal_Pain__ICU_Specific_.
Evaluation of Abdominal Pain (ICU Specific). Pocket ICU Management. PocketMedicine.com, Inc; 2010. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/Pocket-ICU-Management/534199/all/Evaluation_of_Abdominal_Pain__ICU_Specific_. Accessed November 16, 2024.
Evaluation of Abdominal Pain (ICU Specific). (2010). In Pocket ICU Management. PocketMedicine.com, Inc. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/Pocket-ICU-Management/534199/all/Evaluation_of_Abdominal_Pain__ICU_Specific_
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