She had been in pain for the entire 90-minute flight. Her abdomen was so distended and tender that she felt as if it might ...

Researchers found that large pediatric centers achieve low rates of delayed diagnosis of appendicitis while also having the lowest rates of CT use.

“Children with abdominal pain are a diagnostic conundrum. On the one hand those who have appendicitis need to be diagnosed in ...

Physicians with higher admission rates were likely to order more diagnostic tests and their patients were likely to have longer hospital stays within 30 days of their ED visit.