DISCUSSION Abdominal pain is a common complaint in children. It can also be difficult and
frustrating to correctly diagnose and manage, especially in young children who are often …

Case 1: An eight-year-old, previously healthy girl comes to the emergency department at 10:
00 AM because of abdominal pain. Her parents state that she has had the pain for almost 48 …

DISCUSSION This patient demonstrates a very common clinical, acute abdomen scenario,
which can be especially confusing in infants. There is no question that the patient's …

Dr. Emily Brown: Today's case is that of a 10-year-old premenarchal girl, accompanied by
her parents, who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with a chief complaint of …

Chronic and recurrent abdominal pains are common complaints in children and
adolescents, but the evaluation in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging. We …

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Emergency Medicine national meeting.
Challenging cases are submitted to a committee, chaired by Martha Wright, MD, which then …

Abdominal pain is one of the common symptoms reported by children in urgent care clinics.
While most children tend to have self-limiting conditions, the treating pediatrician should …

A rare cause of acute lower abdominal pain in pubertal girls is described. The diagnosis is
often missed at initial presentation and this may result in multiple presentations to the …

Abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons pediatric patients seek emergency
medical care. 1–3 In the emergency department (ED), physicians must distinguish between …

“My tummy hurts.” That is a simple statement that shows a common complaint from children
who seek care in an urgent care or emergency department. 1 But the diagnosis in such …