Wake Up the Surgeon! Acute Abdominal Pain Can’t Miss Diagnoses – Patrick Heagey

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In this comprehensive overview of evaluating abdominal pain, using an approach that relies on the likelihood of disease, patient history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and imaging studies, you will hear the latest evidence. In this recorded session, Patrick will discuss situations that are emergent, may be life threatening, and may require surgical intervention, including acute appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, abdominal aortic aneurysm and more.  The unique needs in geriatric patients with abdominal pain will also be covered.

Speaker

Patrick Heagey, MPAS, PA-C

Patrick Heagey, MPAS, PA-C, is an assistant professor at West Chester University in the Physician Assistant Program. His specialty is Trauma Surgery/Surgical Critical Care.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Patrick Heagey has employment relationships with West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Paoli Hospital. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Patrick Heagey is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Physician Assistant Education Association.

Objectives

1. Conduct a history of pertinent historical details related to a chief complaint of abdominal pain leading to the diagnosis of an acute surgical abdomen.
2. Determine pertinent physical exam findings related to an acute surgical abdomen.
3. Formulate a plan for emergent and surgical management of several common potential life threatening surgical abdominal emergencies.
4. Debate potential pitfalls in the management of acute abdominal pain in the geriatric population.

Outline

• Patient History
  • Pertinent historical details related to a chief complaint of abdominal pain
  • Risk factors
  • Benign vs urgent
  • Visceral vs pareietal vs referred
• Physical Exam
  • Findings leading to the diagnosis of an acute surgical abdomen
  • Benign vs urgent
• Emergent and surgical management of several common potential life threatening surgical abdominal emergencies
  • Differential dx
  • Acute appendicitis
  • GI Perforation
  • Ectopic pregnancy
  • Small bowel obstructions
  • Mesenteric Ischemia
  • Volvulus
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
• Potential pitfalls in the management of acute abdominal pain in the geriatric population

Target Audience

• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Physicians
• Physician Assistants

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