RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58095938
T1 Abdominal Pain, Nonspecific
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58095938
RD 2024/04/19
AB •  Nonspecific  abdominal  pain  is  a  diagnosis  of  exclusion  characterized  by  abdominal  pain  without  identifiable  organic  pathology•  Mild,  fleeting  abdominal  pain•  Abdominal  pain  short-lived  (<  6hrs)•  Improvement  or  no  change  in  abdominal  pain  since  onset  of  symptoms•  Patients  frequently  complain  of  nausea  and/or  diarrhea•  Lack  of  associated  serious  signs  or  symptoms