Abdominal pain in women

Alright, 6 months out and this one keeps getting me extended LOS and honestly when I get 2 or 3 at a time it seems like my cognitive load capacity is just depleted. Had two tonight. Young women, present in agonizing pain. Maybe a little tacky, maybe not. Tender belly. Improve with morphine. CT neg. Labs pretty much normal, maybe a mildly bumped WBC or some other nonspecific finding. Normal UA, preg neg. US comes back neg. Still tearful in bed saying they are dying. Seems like I just can't... Read more
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