Paediatrics
Paediatric Acute Abdominal Pain
Age-based differential diagnosis and red-flag triage for acute abdominal pain in children
Source: NICE / APSA / Royal College of Surgeons
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Paediatric Abdominal Pain
Common and often benign. Most serious: surgical causes — appendicitis, intussusception, volvulus, incarcerated hernia, testicular torsion. History: onset, character, site, radiation, associated symptoms. Exam: localisation, peritonism, bowel sounds.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Paracetamol (Paediatric) · Analgesic / Antipyretic — First-Line Pain and Fever in Children
- Morphine (Paediatric) · Opioid Analgesic — Moderate to Severe Pain in Children
- Methoxyflurane · Inhaled Analgesic — Acute Pain
- Morphine (Orthopaedic Acute Pain) · Opioid Analgesic — Strong
- Ibuprofen (Orthopaedic Musculoskeletal Pain) · NSAID — Non-selective COX Inhibitor
- Dexketoprofen (Acute Musculoskeletal Pain) · NSAID — Non-selective COX Inhibitor (S-enantiomer of Ketoprofen)
Decision support only. Always apply local guidelines and clinical judgement.