Abstract
Abdominal pain is a common chief complaint encountered by school nurses. This article explains the etiology of abdominal pain in children and adolescents, describes the office assessment, and delineates life-threatening conditions associated with severe abdominal pain that may prompt the school nurse to transfer the student to a local emergency department.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 271-277 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | NASN school nurse (Print) |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2016 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Medicine