abdominal pain details 1

Question 1

abdominal pain

/RUQ diff dx

Answer 1

Biliary disease

Hepatitis

Pancreatitis

diverticulitis : also LUQ & LLQ

Renal colic: (Usually flank pain)

Question 2

*abdominal pain + unexplained hypotension;

mechanisms of intra abdominal hemorrhage

Answer 2

AAA= Abdominal aortic aneurysm;

Splenic rupture (see spleen location pict)

Ruptured ectopic pregnancy= lower abdomen;

Question 3

abdominal pain + unexplained hypotension;

mechanisms of sepsis

Answer 3

any sort of inflammation = xxx-is

Question 4

abdominal pain + unexplained hypotension;

mechanisms other than loss of fluid or vasodilation

Answer 4

endocrine :

Adrenal insufficiency;

DKA Diabetic ketoacidosis

cardiac: MI Myocardial infarction
hint: adrenalin=> HTN

Question 5

abdominal pain /LUQ

diff dx

Answer 5

Renal colic: (Usually flank pain)

Splenic injury: infarct or rupture ;

diverticulitis

Question 6

abdominal pain/ epigastrium

diff dx

Answer 6

Peptic ulcer;

Biliary disease; <=

Pancreatitis;

Question 7

**abdominal pain/diffuse periumbilical

diff dx

Answer 7

endocrine: DKA;
vascular: AAA;*

GI:

Gastroenteritis;

IBD; diseaseS

IBS; syndrome

bowel obstruction or ischemia;

appendicitis

Question 8

abdominal pain/RLQ

diff dx

Answer 8

GI: Appendicitis;

GU:

PID; can be on LLQ too

Ectopic pregnancy

Ovarian torsion/dz; can be on LLQ too

Question 9

abdominal pain/LLQ

diff dx

Answer 9

diverticulitis rather than Appendicitis;

PID;

Ectopic pregnancy Ovarian torsion/dz