Author: Mohamed Nasreddin, Mohamed Hanafy / Editor: Sarah Edwards / Codes: GP1, HP1, MHC3, SLO1, SLO2 / Published: 03/04/2025
A 17-year-old female patient recently diagnosed with iron deficiency anaemia presents to the Emergency Department (ED) complaining of diffuse lower abdominal pain and constipation.
The patient is generally well with normal vital signs: HR 99 bpm, BP 110/60, Spo2 on RA 97%, RR 18, Temp 37c.
Abdominal examination shows lax soft non-distended abdomen with no tenderness or rebound tenderness.
Since the patient is a young adult female in childbearing period, the radiologist has approved doing plain erect abdomen X-ray first showing an apparent radiopaque shadow of the large bowel (as attached).
