A female with abdominal pain can turn into a very complicated patient, thus this chief complaint needs its very own podcast. We’ll review the bread and butter basics and go over some practical tips on how to avoid all the pitfalls with these patients.
Abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints in the ED. In this podcast we will review how to get a good history, how to do a solid abdominal exam, and a systematic method for figuring out how to effectively use imaging with to make a diagnosis or, at the very least, rule out “the badness”. As always, please feel free to drop me a line at steve@embasic.org.
This is the first post of the EMbasic blog and podcast. The goal of this podcast is to introduce medical students and EM interns to the very basics of emergency medicine. Each podcast starts with a chief complaint- chest pain, abdominal pain, etc.- and goes through the basics- the history, the physical, the workup, basic management, and the important clinical pearls all in easy to digest 30 minute audio podcasts. This first podcast is an introduction- real short and sweet on who I am, what this podcast is, what I hope to accomplish, how to most effectively use these podcasts, and other websites and podcasts that will help you expand your knowledge.
Enjoy
Steve Carroll
EM senior resident
Brooke Army Medical Center
DISCLAIMER: *The views expressed in this podcast and blog do not represent the views or opinions of the Department of Defense, the US Army, or the SAUSHEC emergency medicine residency program*
