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ContributorsPrefaceChapter 1: Mechanisms of Abdominal Pain, David M. Cline Chapter 2: Approach to Abdominal Pain, Mary Cline O'Brian, David M. Cline Chapter 3: Abdominal Pain in Special Populations, Henderson D. McGinnis, David M. Cline Chapter 4: Utility and Limitations of Laboratory Studies, Michael T. Fitch Chapter 5: The Role of Imaging in Evaluating Emergency Patients with Abdominal Pain, Lawrence M. Lewis Chapter 6: Vomiting, David M. Cline Chapter 7: Diarrhea, Phillip A. Clement, Kevin J. CorcoranChapter 8: Constipation, David M. Cline Chapter 9: Acute Appendicitis, Mitchell c. Sokolosky Chapter 10: Peptic Ulcer Disease, Catherine A. Marco, Randall W. King Chapter 11: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Gastritis, David M. Barrett Chapter 12: Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Angela M. Mills Chapter 13: Bowel Obstruction and Volvulus, David M. Cline, Roy L. Alston Chapter 14: Hernia in Adults and Children, Joseph C. Schmidt Chapter 15: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Joshua Broder, Christopher Reynolds Chapter 16: Mesenteric Ischemia, Rachel M. Gilmore, Michael C. Plewa Chapter 17: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Bret A. Nicks Chapter 18: Diverticulitis, Simon A. Mahler Chapter 19: Alcoholic Hepatitis, Thomas A. Brunell Chapter 20: Viral Hepatitis, Esther H. Chen, Bruce Y. Lee Chapter 21: Cirrhosis and Liver Failure, Susan P. Torrey Chapter 22: Cholecystitis and Biliary Colic, William P. Scruggs, John Christian Fox Chapter 23: Pancreatitis, David M. Cline Chapter 24: Complications of Surgical Procedures, Christopher J. Fullager Chapter 25: Urologic Stone Disease, David E. Manthey, Bret A. Nicks Chapter 26: Urinary Tract Infections, Alan Heins Chapter 27: Testicular Torsion, Anjali Bhagra Chapter 28: Acute Urinary Obstruction and Retention, Kristine Thompson Chapter 29: Complications of Urologic Devices, Simon A. Mahler, Lekshmi Vaidyanathan Chapter 30: Pelvic Pain in the Nonpregnant Patient, Howard K. Mell Chapter 31: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Scott M. Silvers Chapter 32: Ectopic Pregnancy and Abdominal Pain in the Pregnant Patient, Stacie Zelman Chapter 33: Ovarian Torsion, Heather L. Farley Chapter 34: Intussusception, Melissa W. Costello, W. Scott McNair Chapter 35: Malrotation and Volvulus in Infants, David Magilner Chapter 36: Henoch-Schönlein Purpura, Douglas K. Holtzman Chapter 37: Colic in Infants, Kim Askew, Milan Nadkarni Chapter 38: Pyloric Stenosis, David MagilnerChapter 39: Chronic Abdominal Pain, Alan Heins Chapter 40: Conditions Presenting with Abdominal Wall Pain, M. Fernanda Bellolio Chapter 41: Cardiac Disease Presenting as Abdominal Pain, Howard K. Mell Chapter 42: Nonabdominal Infectious Disorders Presenting with Abdominal Pain, Kim Ryan Schutterle, Larry F. Vukov Chapter 43: Metabolic and Toxicologic Disorders Presenting with Abdominal Pain, M. Fernanda Bellolio Chapter 44: Neuropsychiatric Disorders Presenting with Abdominal Pain, Sara R. Shimmin Chapter 45: Hematologic Disorders Presenting with Abdominal Pain--Sickle Cell Disease, Christopher C. Kwon, Johnny J. Vazquez Chapter 46: Blunt Abdominal Trauma Presenting with Abdominal Pain, Lekshmi Vaidyanathan, Latha G. Stead Chapter 47: Admission Decision Making and Discharge Instructions for a Patient with Abdominal Pain, Charles L. Maddow, Manish N. ShahIndex