Abdominal pain (peds)
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