EC Microbiology

Review Article Volume 15 Issue 7 - 2019

Approach to Acute Abdomen in the Primary Health Care Setting

Manal Abdulaziz Murad1*, Abdullah Mohammed Alshehri2, Nojoud Zoraib Alshahrani2, Ali Mohammed Alshehri2, Batool Meshal Alosaimi3, Wedad Hussain Mawbali4, Lamees Abdu Alamodi4, Mohammed Sunaytan Alotaibi5, Sarah Saud Alsalem6, Hazem Mohammed Alothaid7, Wael Hamed Alsaedi8 and Rana Fawaz Albenayan9

1Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
3College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
4College of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
5Department of Family Medicine, AL Kharj Military Industries Corporation Hospital, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia 6College of Medicine, Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
7College of Medicine, Al Baha University, Al Baha, Saudi Arabia
8College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
9Primary Health Center, Ministry of Health, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author:Manal Abdulaziz Murad, Assistant Professor and Consultant of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Received: June 14, 2019; Published: July 05, 2019

Acute abdomen is a life-threatening condition with different etiologies, presenting signs and therapeutic approaches. We aim to provide a comprehensive review of the management of acute abdomen illness in a primary health care setting. A comprehensive literature search was done to include relevant articles. A detailed algorithm should be applied beginning with detailed history for detection of patient demographic characteristic, site of pain and associated symptoms to reach a provisional diagnosis. Subsequently, followed by physical and abdominal examinations which include inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation for detection of apparent or hidden signs of medical importance to reach a proper diagnosis. If previous procedures failed to detect the etiologic factor which induced acute abdomen pain. Referral to the specialized hospital should be obtained for providing investigations that constitute the key factor in confirmation or exclusion of several diagnoses developed by the primary health care provider.

Keywords: Acute Abdomen; Diagnosis; Examination; Management

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Manal Abdulaziz Murad., et al. “Approach to Acute Abdomen in the Primary Health Care Setting”. EC Microbiology  15.7 (2019): 661-666.

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