You are called to see a 17-year-old Hispanic girl in the pediatric emergency department
(ED) complaining of abdominal pain for 1 week. She describes a" stabbing" pain in the …

A 6-Year-Old Child with Abdominal Pain Page 1 Resident Rounds A 6-Year-Old Child with
Abdominal Pain Karyn L. Hunnicutt, MD Commentary John T. Benjamin, MD The following Brief …

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 …

Apreviously healthy 12-year-old girl presented to the emergency department in May 2013
with diffuse abdominal pain and vomiting. She was evaluated with ultrasounds of the ovaries …

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 …

A healthy 5-year-old boy of Indian and Caucasian descent presented to his pediatrician after
three intermittent monthly bouts of cramping diffuse abdominal pain. His mother described …

CW, a 15-year-old African American girl, presented to the ER at Children's Hospital of New
Orleans with severe abdominal pain and a history of diarrhea, fatigue, and weight loss of 6 …

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 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 …

The patient was a 17-year-old female adolescent with an ll-month history of monthly office
visits and frequent phone calls for a variety of abdominal complaints. Initially she reported …