Chronic abdominal pain in adults - when is imaging indicated?
Learning outcomes
After completing this module you will be able to:
- recognise clinical indicators in the history and physical examination of a patient presenting with chronic abdominal pain, to inform the need for imaging investigation
- choose the most appropriate imaging method for investigation of common presentations of chronic abdominal pain using the latest Australian guidelines
- justify imaging referrals and associated clinical decision-making through an assessment of benefits and harms of imaging for each patient.
- make quality diagnostic imaging referrals and increase their yield by providing adequate clinical detail, a provisional diagnosis and the clinical question.
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