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Abdominal Pain in Children

Abdominal pain is a common presentation in paediatrics-increasing as the child gets older. Hopefully, this blog will serve as a guide of what to look for, when to refer and when to worry!

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Through the Wormhole

A 79-year-old man presents to the ED with persistent right inguinal pain and intermittent left flank pain over the past week.

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Abdominal Aorta Ultrasound

Using PoCUS to identify the abdominal aorta is an important skill and a curriculum requirement for completion of EM training. Can you identify all the relevant structures using ultrasound?

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Bowel Obstruction

Intestinal obstruction is an important cause of the acute abdomen, accounting for up to 5% of emergency admissions to surgical services.

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Just a bleeding hernia

A 72-year-old gentleman presents to the ED with a 3 week history of intermittent abdominal pain; it is now constant in nature and 8/10 in severity.

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My tummy hurts!

A young boy with abdominal pain and distension is brought in by his father. The triage nurse mentions that he is hypertensive, with microscopic haematuria on his urine dipstick.

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