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appendicitis highest to lower LR+
LRQ pain
migrating pain from perimbulical to RLQ
fever
psoas sign
pain before vimit
rebound tender
rigidity
anorexia
appendicitis treat
antibiotics or surgery
bowel obstruction higher to lower LR+
constipation
ab distention
pain decrease after vomit
bowel obstruction combined signs with higher LR+
distention associated with increased bowel sounds, vomit, constipation, or prior surgery
increased bowel sounds with history of prior surgery
increased bowel sounds with vomit
complete small bowel obstruction can progress to
bowel strangulation or infarction
etopic pregnancy test
serum beta hCG pregnancy test (levels plateau instead of increasing)
side for ovarian torison
70% right
pelvic inflammatory disease symptoms and test
infection so chills. fever, discharge, menstrual disturbance, cervical and adnexal tender
–> CRP and ESR for infection and endocervical culture for gonorrhoea and chlyamdia
peptic ulcer disease causes
NSAID or h pylori and older age
h pylori test
urea breath test, stool antigen test, blood test for antibodies
cholecystitis highest to lower LR_
murphy sign
RUQ pain
fever
jaundice
nephrolithiais (kidney stones)
urinary problem, nausea, vmit, back and flank pain
calcium oxalate stones most common
pancreatitis causes
alcohol
steatorrhea in which condition
chronic pancreatitis
IBS vs functional diarrhea or constripation
IBS has pain/ visceral hypersensitivity
functional GI processes involved
- Impaired GI motility
- Altered microbiome
- Visceral hypersensitivity
- Mucosal layer alterations
IBS_D alarm features
- Unintentional weight loss
- Nocturnal diarrhea
- Tenesmus
- Passing of bright red blood in stool (haematochezia)
- High‐volume diarrhea, or very high number of bowel movements
- Suspicion of malnutrition
- Family history of colorectal cancer
what to check for in IBS-C
Digital rectal exam:
* detect stool in the rectal vault, anorectal masses, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, rectal prolapse, and rectoceles that may cause constipation
CONSTIPATION alarm features
Blood in stool
* Weight loss
* Anemia
* Family history of colon cancer, celiac disease or inflammatory bowel disease
* Acute onset at age older than 50
* Significant pain
* Vomiting, especially if recurrent
* Fever
SIBO testing
glucose > lactulose breath test
then duodenal aspirate
allergy and delayed sensitivity
and intolerance
allergy is IgE- immediate, anaphylaxis, urticaria, vomit
sensitivity is IgG- delayed
intolerance is lack enzymes i.e. lactase
ED stats
Approximately 20% of men over 20 suffer from ED, the prevalence increases significantly with advanced age
* 78% of males over the age of 75 are affected
causes of ED
It appears that ED below age 40 has a greater tendency for a psychosomatic whereas older patients are more likely to be cardiometabolic/vasculogenic origin
frequency of causes of ED
vascular 30%
psychogenic 20%
drug induced 18%
hormonal 17%