The course is suitable for nurses and allied health professionals requiring an understanding of when to be worried with abdominal pain and carrying out abdominal assessments.
Learning Outcomes
• The anatomy of the abdomen
• The normal physiology of the abdomen
• The unrelated signs and symptoms to abdominal pain
• The clinical questioning when assessing a patient with abdominal pain
• How to perform an abdominal examination and what signs to look out for
• Interpreting the abdominal examination and the clinical questions
• Investigations and scans related to an abnormal abdominal assessment
• When to decide if urgent secondary care admission is required.
