Ovarian Inguinal Hernia
Have you ever seen a condition or complaint so many times that you feel that there is no way it can surprise you? Yeah… me neither. I am positive every condition can humble us at one point or another. That…
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Sickle Cell Hepatopathy
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is terrible, and we are well versed in many of the common presentations. Pain and fever complaints dominate the majority of the encounters in the ED; however, let us not overlook the potential impact SCD has…
Sigmoid Volvulus
The threat of impending intestinal catastrophes is always lurking in the Pediatric ED. It is contemplated with each patient with abdominal pain or vomiting. While the symptoms may be related to non-emergent etiologies (ex, CRAP, Epiploic Appendagitis), our vigilant minds…
Epiploic Appendagitis
Abdominal pain is a challenging complaint. We have to discern between the critical abdominal conditions (ex, Appendicitis, Volvulus, Pancreatitis) from the less concerning causes (ex, CRAP, Constipation, Gastroenteritis). We also have to consider the causes that are not in the…
Cecal Volvulus in Children
Abdominal Pain is a common complaint in children and may be due to a wide variety of conditions, both severe and benign (ex, Appendicitis, Strep Throat, Constipation, and Chronic Recurrent Abdominal Pain). It really can test our clinical skills. Is…
Tubo-Ovarian Abscess in Children
We are aware that obtaining a good social history is important and asking about sexual activity may change the evaluation of a patient, particularly the teenage child. Certainly, our jobs would be easier if there were no concerns for alcohol…
Acute Cholecystitis
When caring for children, we are all prepared for evaluating abdominal pain as it seems like every condition leads can cause belly pain. Fortunately, this means the odds favor it not being caused by a critical condition; however, it therefore mandates…