Acute Disorders of the Abdomen
Sreenivas, V. I.![Acute Disorders of the Abdomen](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/110/11011836/CHSBZCOP0311011836.jpg)
The acute abdomen often perplexes the expert as well as the young physician. There are few areas in medicine in which Hippocrates' aphorism-the art is long, life is short, decision difficult, and delay perilous-is more applicable than here. Too often the harried physician fails to listen to the patient who is trying desperately to suggest the diagnosis. The significance of various types and location of pain often are neglected by the doctor. P...