A 17-Year-Old Male With Abdominal Pain in Primary Care

This case study presents an adolescent male whose complaint of abdominal pain in the primary care office resulted in immediate referral to a children's hospital for specialized care. Abdominal pain is frequently a benign condition that presents in primary care. However, clinicians must be astute to the potential surgical or emergent causes of abdominal pain.
Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Case Challenge Source Type: research