Patients with human immunodeficiency virus, those who are posttransplant, and those undergoing chemotherapy are populations who are immunocompromised and present to the emergency department with abdominal pain related to their disease processes, opportunistic infections, and complications of treatment. Emergency department practitioners must maintain vigilance, as the physical examination is often unreliable in these patients. Cross-sectional imaging and early treatment of symptoms with aggressive resuscitation is often required.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2015.12.002 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
abdominal pain
8
immunodeficiency virus
8
emergency department
8
pain immunocompromised
4
immunocompromised patient-human
4
patient-human immunodeficiency
4
virus transplant
4
transplant cancer
4
cancer patients
4
patients human
4
Similar Publications
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!