Following the presentation of Acute Abdominal Pain, Recognizing ‘Cannot Miss’ Etiologies, the learner should be able to:
Identify potential challenges to the clinical assessment of abdominal pain
Recognize atypical presentations of abdominal pain requiring surgical intervention
Consider non-gastrointestinal diseases which may present with referred abdominal pain
Identify key components of the approach to patients with abdominal pain which will reduce the likelihood of missing potentially life-threatening diseases
Gain an appreciation for the high morbidity and mortality of undifferentiated abdominal pain in the elderly
Recognize several diagnoses that should be reconsidered before being applied to a patient
