History Differentials Flashcards

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Abdo regions: What causes pain in R hypocondrium?

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  • Biliary colic, ascending cholangitis, cholecystitis
  • Liver: Hepatitis, liver abscess, hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Lungs: Pneumonia
  • General: IBS
  • Trauma: Rib fracture
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Abdo regions: What causes pain in epigastrium?

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  • Pancreatitis
  • Stomach: Gastritis, peptic ulcer
  • General: IBS, coeliac, food poisoning
  • Cardiac: MI
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Abdo regions: What causes pain in L hypochondrium?

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Spleen: Rupture, splenomegaly
Lungs: Pneumonia
Stomach: Gastritis
General: IBS
Trauma: Rib fracture

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Abdo regions: What causes R flank pain?

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  • Bowel obstruction, ischaemic bowel
  • General: IBS, constipation, cancer, MSK
  • Kidneys: renal colic, pyelonephritis
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Abdo regions: What causes umbilicum pain?

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  • Appendicitis
  • Bowel obstruction, ischaemic bowel
  • General: IBS, constipation, hernia, coeliac, food poisoning
  • IBD
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Abdo regions: What causes L flank pain?

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  • Bowel obstruction, ischaemic bowel
  • General: IBS, constipation, cancer, MSK
  • Kidneys: Renal colic, pyelonephritis
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Abdo regions: What causes R iliac fossa pain?

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  • Appendicitis
  • Bowel obstruction
  • General: IBS, hernia, cancer
  • IBD
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  • (Periods, pregnancy, ovulation pain, labour)
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Abdo regions: What causes hypogastrium/suprapubic pain?

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  • Bowel obstruction
  • General: IBS, cancer
  • IBD
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Urinary: UTI, cystitis
  • Period, pregnancy, ovulation pain, labour, miscarriage)
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Abdo regions: What causes left iliac fossa pain?

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  • Bowel obstruction
  • Diverticulitis
  • General: IBS, hernia, cancer
  • IBD
  • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  • (Periods, pregnancy, ovulation pain, labour, miscarriage)
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Abdo regions: Where would appendicitis pain be felt?

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  • Umbilicum
  • RIF
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Abdo regions: Where would bowel obstruction pain be felt?

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Lower 6
- RF, Umb, LF, RIF, Hypogas, LIF

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Abdo regions: Where would IBS symptoms be felt?

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Any of the 9 !

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Abdo regions: Where would IBD symptoms be felt?

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Umb + lower 3
(Umb, RIF, Hypogas, LIF)

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Abdo regions: Where would pneumonia symptoms be felt?

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R + L hypochondrium

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15
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Abdo regions: Where would hepatitis pain be felt?

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R hypochondrium

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16
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Abdo regions: Where would pancreatitis pain be felt?

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Epigastrium

17
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Where would gastritis pain be felt?

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Epigastrium and L hypchondrium

18
Q

Abdo regions: What causes generalised abdo pain

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  • Trauma
  • Peritonitis
  • Post op pain
19
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What are the sepsis 6?

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Take 3:
- Blood cultures
- Lactate
- Urine output

Give 3
- IV fluids
- Oxy to maintain 94-98
- Empirical Abx

20
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Causes of ano-rectal PR bleed

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  • Piles
  • Fissure
  • Fistula