Acute Abdominal Pain in Children course for GPs
This session considers the management of children who present with acute abdominal pain in general practice. The management of chronic and recurrent abdominal pain is discussed in the e-GP session ‘Recurrent abdominal pain in children’.
This session was reviewed by Khyati Bakhai and last updated in January 2022.
Learning objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- recognise causes of acute abdominal pain in children of different age groups
- be able to systematically assess children with abdominal pain with an awareness of key features in the history and examination
- identify and manage presentations of acute abdominal pain in children which require urgent referral
- adopt strategies to minimise the potential risk to a child when the diagnosis is uncertain
Acute abdominal pain is a common problem in children that can present a diagnostic dilemma.
Malin Sullivan graduated from Edinburgh University in 2000 after which she went on to general practice vocational training in Fife.
She became a member of the RCGP in 2004 at the end of her Registrar year and then went on to become a partner in Kinghorn practice, Fife 6 months later.
Dr Sullivan has represented the Fife Local Medical Committee and General Practice Subcommittee since 2005 at a local and national level. Special interests include medical politics and child health.
Dr Alison MacIsaac is GP in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. She is a GP trainer and is the coordinator of the Fife trainers’ group. She is on the Editorial Team of nPEP. She is a video peer reviewer. Her main interests are paediatrics, diabetes and consultation skills.
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