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Table 2 Associated symptoms and physical findings on abdominal examination

From: Aetiologies and outcomes of patients with abdominal pain presenting to an emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

Variable

Frequency

N

Percentage

 

Clinical presentation

 Abdominal distension

46

23.1

 

 Vomiting

38

19.1

 

 Constipation

25

12.6

 

 Diarrhoea

9

4.5

 

 Fever

9

4.5

 

Physical findings

 Tenderness

119

59.8

 

 Distension

67

33.7

 

 Normal

46

23.1

 

 Palpable mass

29

14.6

 

 Guarding

6

3.0

 
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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