NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (REFERRAL & ADVICE)
A physical finding rather than a diagnosis, with causes ranging from trapped gas to a tumour; a GP orders initial ultrasound and basic labs and refers rather than treating it empirically. - Refer, with advice
Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.
No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
A physical finding rather than a diagnosis, with causes ranging from trapped gas to a tumour; a GP orders initial ultrasound and basic labs and refers rather than treating it empirically.
- No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.
- RED FLAG - A rapid increase in abdominal size, an irregular, hard or fixed mass on palpation, or associated weight loss or fluid accumulation: refer urgently to exclude malignancy.