Case Study: Generalized Abdominal Pain and Tactile Fevers
A woman presents with gradually worsening, generalized abdominal pain that originated in the right lower quadrant.
Abdominal And Pelvis Pain
Chronic Pancreatitis: Challenging to Diagnose, Difficult to Treat
Chronic pancreatitis stems from a variety of pathogenic entities that result in chronic inflammation, fibrosis, and irreversible damage to the pancreas.
Race and Gender Bias in Perception of Pediatric Pain Tolerance by Healthcare Providers
Providers may have a race- and gender-based implicit bias regarding the level of pain tolerance in pediatric patients with chronic abdominal pain.
Rifaximin Beneficial for Abdominal Pain Symptoms in Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea
Researchers evaluated the response of rifaximin therapy in patients with IBS-D with abdominal pain symptoms.
Usual Care vs Restrictive Strategy to Reduce Abdominal Pain in Patients With Gallstones
Patients who underwent cholecystectomy with either a usual care approach or a more restrictive selection strategy experienced a suboptimal reduction in abdominal pain.
High-Frequency Peripheral Nerve Stimulation May Effectively Treat Chronic Pain
Peripheral nerve stimulation at 10 KHz was found to be efficacious in reducing chronic pain.
Psychological Comorbidities in Chronic Pelvic Pain
Those with chronic pelvic pain often have comorbid psychological syndromes, such as depression, anxiety, and catastrophizing.
Efficacy of Moisturizer, Estradiol Tablets Examined in Treating Vulvovaginal Symptoms
Similar reductions were seen for most bothersome symptom severity for all treatment groups over 12 weeks (estradiol, −1.4; moisturizer, −1.2; and placebo, −1.3).
Vaginal Moisturizer, Estradiol Tablet No Better Than Placebo
Reduction of vulvovaginal symptoms in postmenopausal women similar in all three groups.
Epidural Analgesia May Reduce Short-Term Mortality in Acute Pancreatitis
Use of epidural analgesia in patients with critically acute pancreatitis may reduce the 30-day mortality rates compared with the absence of a pain management strategy.
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