Enduring Material: February 25, 2021 Grand Rounds- Pediatric Urgent Care Weekly Webinar
Acute and Chronic Abdominal Pain
Speaker:
Ismaeel Hashemi, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics & Human Development, Michigan State University
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital
Objectives:
1. Plan the appropriate evaluation & differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain 2. Recognize the clinical features associated with, and plan diagnostic evaluation for appendicitis 3. Recognize the clinical features/risk factors associated with cholecystitis/ cholelithiasis/ choledocholithiasis 4. Recognize the clinical and laboratory features associated with pancreatitis 5. Formulate a differential diagnosis for a patient who has chronic or recurrent pancreatitis 6. Recognize the clinical features associated with intussusception, volvulus and malrotation, and manage appropriately 7. Recognize an age-appropriate differential diagnosis , clinical manifestations and management plan for recurrent abdominal pain 8. Recognize the clinical features associated with irritable bowel syndrome, and manage appropriately 9. Understand the role of lactose intolerance in the development of chronic abdominal pain 10. Recognize the clinical features associated with abdominal migraine 11. Recognize the significance of dyspepsia in a child with recurrent abdominal pain