... management. Gastrointest Radiol 17:287, 1992 [PMID: 1426841] Chapter 014. Abdominal Pain (Part 6) Table 14-2 Differential Diagnoses of Abdominal Pain by Location Right Upper Quadrant Epigastric ... Bibliography Attard AR et al: Safety of early pain relief for acute abdominal pain. BMJ 305:554, 1992 [PMID: 1393034] Bugliosi TF et al: Acute abdominal pain in the elderly. Ann Emerg Med 19:1383, ... rectal examinations are mandatory in every patient with abdominal pain. Tenderness on pelvic or rectal examination in the absence of other abdominal signs can be caused by operative indications...