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Guideline For The Diagnostic Pathway in Patients With Acute Abdominal Pain
Guideline For The Diagnostic Pathway in Patients With Acute Abdominal Pain
Utrecht, and c Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Laboratory investigations:
yes ± additional laboratory Laboratory
investigations/pregnancy investigations: no
test when indicated
Urgent Nonurgent
Diagnosis Consultation
other physician
Admission
Invasive Non-invasive
Acknowledgement
Conclusion
Initiative: Association of Surgeons of the Netherlands.
In Collaboration with: Netherlands Association of Internal
This review of the guideline of the diagnostic pathway Medicine, Dutch Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radio-
in patients with acute abdominal pain summarizes all the logical Society of the Netherlands, Netherlands Society of Emer-
available literature on diagnostic modalities. The guide- gency Physicians, Dutch College of General Practitioners.
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