[Upper Abdominal Pain: A frequent and Multifaceted Leading Symptom in Primary Care Internal Medicine]

Overview

Journal Internist (Berl)

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2020 Dec 17

PMID 33331949

Authors

G Frohlich

H Frohlich

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Abstract

Upper gastrointestinal symptoms are among the most common reasons for medical consultation and represent a challenge for general practitioners in the outpatient care setting. History taking, symptom evaluation and physical examination are the crucial steps toward establishing an initial working diagnosis. The subsequent abdominal ultrasound and laboratory analyses are essential tools for the differential diagnosis.

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