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The ED calls: RLQ pain

  1. 1Referral
  2. 2History
  3. 3Exam
  4. 4Investigations
  5. 5Diagnosis
  6. 6Operate?
  7. 7Present
  8. 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.