Decoding Dx Episode 8: Abdominal pain

Abdominal pain is one of those symptoms in medicine that could be as benign as the patient eating a bit too much... or as life-threatening as an intestinal perforation (and everywhere in between). Join us as we talk through how to approach abdominal pain, when to pull the CT trigger, and how to approach the management of this patient's diagnosis. _______________________________________________________________________________________ For education purposes only. Not to be used for medical advice. Check out our website to find past episodes, give us feedback, find out how to join live, and more: https://www.decodingdx.com/home Helpful links mentioned in the chat during the live discussion: Imaging modality choice for abdominal pathology: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0401/p4... Bilirubinuria breakdown: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NB... Time stamps: 00:00 Intro 02:14 Chief complaint 05:29 HPI 07:40 Exam 18:07 Labs 24:42 Imaging 27:07 Initial management 42:55 Subsequent management 53:56 Take-aways Opening & closing song: "Clear Day" by bensound.com