11.1 Abdominal Disorders Flashcards
What is dyspepsia?
Upper abdominal pain
Name 3 causes of dyspepsia
Chronic peptic ulcer disease
GORD
Malignancies
Where is foregut pain felt?
Epigastric area
What may be the cause of epigastric pain?
Ulcers
Pancreatitis
Gallstones
Where is midgut pain felt?
Peri-umbilical area
What may be the cause of peri-umbilical pain?
Small bowel obstruction
Appendicitis
Where is hindgut pain felt?
Suprapubic area
What may be the cause of suprapubic pain?
Sigmoid volvulus
What are 5 causes of abdominal distention?
Fat Flatus Fluid Foetus Faeces
What physical disorders cause a lack of appetite?
Cancer, pregnancy, endocrine disorder
What is malaena?
Digested blood present in stools. Blood will be from an upper GI bleed
What can rectal bleeding be a sign of?
Haemorrhoids
Colonic carcinoma
IBD- Crohns, UC
What is dysphagia?
Difficulty swallowing
What may vomiting blood be a sign of?
Peptic ulcers
Oesophageal varices
Gastric cancer
What is nausea?
The sensation of the need to vomit
