06 / Patient care · Consult
The ED calls: RLQ pain
- 1Referral
- 2History
- 3Exam
- 4Investigations
- 5Diagnosis
- 6Operate?
- 7Present
- 8Debrief
The referral
ED registrar, 21:40: 'Twenty-three-year-old with a day of abdominal pain, now right lower quadrant, looks uncomfortable. Bloods back. Can you come and see whether this is surgical?'
23-year-old, previously well, no medications, works in a warehouse.