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