Routine AXR in patients with abdo pain?
Date First Published:
April 2, 2003
Last Updated:
June 15, 2012
Report by:
Dr. Alexander Man, Foundation Year 2 (FY2) Doctor (Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust)
Three-Part Question:
In [patients presenting to A&E with abdo pain, where bowel obstruction is not clinically suspected] is [routine plain abdominal xray] useful at [formulating the final diagnosis?]