week 10

Question 1

appendicitis

Answer 1

RLQ pain, rigidity, rebound tenderness

fever

mcburneys point

anorexia

Question 2

bowel obstruction

Answer 2

increased bowel sounds, ab distention

fever

Question 3

abdominal malignancy

Answer 3

fever
weight loss
liver, colorectal, pancreatic, gall bladder…

Question 4

abdominal aortic aneurysm

Answer 4

hypotension
ab pain
back pain
tachycardia (heart rate)
bruit

Question 5

mesenteric ishcemia

Answer 5

bruit
abnormal peripheral pulses
hypertension
weight loss
abdominal pain
heart palpitations, SOB

Question 6

ectopic pregnancy

Answer 6

pain in lower quadrant and pelvic adnexal mass

Question 7

ovarian torsion

Answer 7

Lowe ab pain, tender, guarding

Question 8

pelvic inflammatory disease (infection)

Answer 8

fever, lower ab pain

Cervical and adnexal tenderness

Question 9

peptic ulcer disease

Answer 9

weight loss, epigastric pain, if hemorrhage then anemia

Question 10

cholecystitis (gall bladder)

Answer 10

Murphys sign
jaundice
fever
RUQuadrant pain

Question 11

nephrolithiasis (kidney stones)

Answer 11

back and flank pain
ab pain
anemia if hematuria (blood in urine)

Question 12

acute pancreatitis

Answer 12

guarding, pain, possible periumbillical bruising

pain radiate to back

weight loss, anorexia

maladsoprtion- nutritional deficiencies in hair, skin, nails

low blood pressure and rapid heart rate(hypotension and tachycardia)

Question 13

chronic pancreatitis

Answer 13

mid epigastric pain, bloating, radiate to back

anorexia

malabsorption; nutritional deficiencies in hair, skin, nails

Question 14

diverticular disease

Answer 14

LLQ pain, ab distention, rigidity,

fever

anemia

Question 15

IBS

Answer 15

blood in stool= anemia

weight loss

malnutrition

cramp and distention in lower quadrant

anxiety or depression