Introduction Acute abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons to seek medical attention in clinical practice, in both the primary outpatient care and emergency settings.1Abdominal Pain in Children. Available at: http://www.emedicinehealth. com/abdominal_pain_in_children/article_em.htm. [Accessed on 29.05.2017] 2Cartwright SL, Knudson MP. Evaluation of acute abdominal pain in adults. Am Fam Physician. 2008;77(7):971-8. 3Norton C, Czuber-Dochan W, Artom M, et al. Systematic review: interventions for abdominal pain management in inflammatory bowel disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2017;46(2):115-125. It is commonly encountered in patients of all age groups, and is characterized by nociceptive pain arising in the abdominal region. Especially in younger children, it is the most common type of pain, and second most common type, after headache, in older children and adolescents.4Bufler P, Gross M, Uhlig HH. Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Childhood. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2011;108(17): 295–304. The clinical significance of acute abdominal pain is wide ranging since it can…
Gastroenteritis: An overview Gastroenteritis is defined as the inflammation of the mucosal lining of the gastrointestinal tract, and is characterized by diarrhea or vomiting. It is a very common gastrointestinal presentation to the emergency room as well as the out-patient clinics, and majority of gastroenteritis cases are infectious.1Chow CM, Leung AK, Hon KL. Acute gastroenteritis: from guidelines to real life. Clin Exp Gastroenterol. 2010;3:97-112. 2Malik OAA. Role of antimicrobials in the treatment of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute gastroenteritis - A mini review. Pak J Med Sci. 2017;33(2):488-492. 3Fletcher SM, McLaws M-L, Ellis JT. Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Pathogens In Developed and Developing Countries: Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis. J Public Health Res. 2013;2(1):42-53. 1-3 Gastrointestinal disorders contribute remarkably to the burden of illness from infectious diseases worldwide. Notwithstanding a robust association between gastrointestinal disorders and factors such as poor hygiene, inadequate access to safe drinking…
