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these questions:
What does the subtitle in “Acute
abdomen, when the emergency department physician and
the surgeon come to blows” mean?
What are the symptoms common to
bowel obstruction, bowel perforation and bowel ischemia?
Why is time of the essence when
abdominal catastrophes are developing?
Why is it challenging for the surgeon
to work with emergency department physicians?
What happens inside the abdomen
which ultimately can end up resulting in the patient
dying?
What happens when there is a bowel
perforation?
Why is a trauma specialist more
attuned to signs of bowel perforation?
What is the significance of free
air in the abdomen?
What does this phrase mean, “People
die of sepsis; they do not die of anesthesia”?
Are there any gold standard diagnostic
tests that are very helpful in coming up with diagnoses
related to abdominal catastrophes?
What are the issues that might lead
on to a more timely surgical consultation?
Is there a diagnostic protocol for
detecting abdominal complications?
Is it appropriate to give pain relieving
medications to somebody coming in with abdominal pain?
What are a few examples of medical
legal cases involving abdominal catastrophes?
What is the role of the emergency
department nurse in the diagnosis of abdominal injuries?
What kind of cases would a plaintiff
attorney reject right away when there was some type
of an acute abdominal problem?
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