Case #1 Questions:

1. What are the three principle sources of abdominal pain and discuss each in some detail?  
2. What are the important characteristics of abdominal pain that should be extracted during the medical history? 
3. Differentiate between acute and chronic abdominal pain and list examples of each. How would you classify the type of abdominal pain seen in this patient?
4. Construct a reasonable differential diagnosis for this patient and defend the most likely diagnosis.
5. How would you proceed to evaluate this patient? 

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