RT Book, Section A1 Gibson, Timothy A2 Zaoutis, Lisa B. A2 Chiang, Vincent W. SR Print(0) ID 1146113207 T1 Abdominal Pain T2 Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071829281 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146113207 RD 2024/03/29 AB Abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints encountered by pediatric hospitalists. Despite this, the evaluation is often exceedingly difficult, and in many cases no definitive diagnosis can be made. The most urgent matter for the hospitalist initially is to rule out a life-threatening surgical emergency. If an acute abdomen is suspected based on history and physical, prompt surgical consultation is imperative.