Primary Care IIB - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chief complaint abd pain - correct answer Careful history HPI (especially) Pain assessment Onset, timing Location Duration Characteristics/Associated factors Visceral pain is dull and poorly localized Parietal pain is sharp and localized Colicky pain comes and goes Burning pain is caused by irritation from gastric contents Aggravating factors, what makes it worse? Relieving factors, what makes it better? Treatment, what med./tx has been tried? Visceral pain is - correct answer d...