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  • Emergency Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Diagnostic Challenges

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  • Abdominal pain is a frequent emergency department complaint.
  • Many patients lack a definitive diagnosis for their abdominal pain.
  • Non-gastrointestinal etiologies are often overlooked in abdominal pain workups.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss non-gastrointestinal causes of abdominal pain.
  • To emphasize the importance of a broad differential diagnosis.
  • To cover can't-miss, common, and rare etiologies of abdominal pain.

Main Methods:

  • Review of medical literature on abdominal pain etiologies.
  • Focus on non-gastrointestinal differential diagnoses.
  • Clinical reasoning and diagnostic considerations for abdominal pain.

Main Results:

  • Non-gastrointestinal conditions represent a significant portion of undiagnosed abdominal pain.
  • A high index of suspicion and thorough history/physical exam are key.
  • Specific examples of can't-miss, common, and rare diagnoses are presented.

Conclusions:

  • Considering non-gastrointestinal causes is essential for comprehensive abdominal pain evaluation.
  • Systematic diagnostic approaches improve the identification of diverse abdominal pain etiologies.
  • This review provides a framework for managing complex abdominal pain presentations.