The client presents to the emergency department with a report of excruciating abdominal pain. The client rates the pain as a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. The symptoms began 2 days earlier, with …

3 days ago · In the next room, a 24-year-old man with no past medical history has presented with sudden, severe left lower quadrant pain followed by vomiting. He has normal vital signs except …

Nov 4, 2024 · A 26-year-old female presents to the ED with a throbbing, unilateral headache on the right side that began 12 hours ago. The pain is moderate to severe in intensity, associated …

Sep 16, 2023 · Background Abdominal pain is a common presentation in general practice and the emergency department. Abdominal pain has a wide range of potential causes, ranging from …

Preview text NURS 303 Abdominal Assessment Unfolding Case Study Scenario: A 54-year-old male presents to the emergency department with complaints of abdominal swelling, stomach …

Aug 5, 2025 · INTRODUCTION Abdominal and/or flank pain is the chief complaint in 5 to 10 percent of emergency department (ED) visits, and patients often require extensive evaluations, …

Acute abdominal pain is defined as pain lasting fewer than seven days and accounts for up to 10% of emergency department visits. 1 In one large study of patients presenting to the …

Louisa is a 24‐year‐old woman who presents to the ED with her friend after ‘fainting’ in the toilet at home. She is reporting left sided abdominal pain, which she has had ‘on and off’ for several …

A 65-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with a 2-day history of progressive RUQ pain that she rates as 9/10. She reports experiencing fever, and being unable to eat or …

Case Study 19 year old male presents with 2 day history of intermittent right lower quadrant abdominal pain. He reports that the pain has progressively worsened and has slowly moved …