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Revision as of 20:55, 2 February 2015
Background
- Bilious emesis is a surgical emergency until proven otherwise
Differential Diagnosis
Pediatric Abdominal Pain
0–3 Months Old
- Emergent
- Nonemergent
3 mo–3 y old
- Emergent
- Nonemergent
3 y old–adolescence
- Emergent
- Nonemergent
Workup
- UA, hCG
- CBC
- Chemistry
- Possible imaging:
- Abd xray
- Specific, not sensitive
- Ultrasound
- Appropriate for intussusception, ovarian/testicular, GB, IUP, appy
- CT
- May be a/w 1/1000 lifetime risk of malignancy
- Abd xray
See Also
- Abdominal Pain
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
- Volvulus
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Intussusception
- Meckel's Diverticulum
- Appendicitis (Peds)
- Inguinal Hernia (Peds)
