Abdo Flashcards
Abdo Schpiel
Today I examined ___ abdomen and my main findings were ___ mass consistent with spleen/kidney/liver or multiple.
Given these findings I went to complete a renal/GI/haematological examination and my peripheral findings were ____.
This is consistent with a diagnosis of ____. But my differentials are ____.
Causes of Massive Hepatomegaly
- MF
- MDS
- Liver mets/HCC
- CLD/ETOH with fatty infiltration
- TR (pulsatile)
*If CLD but liver big = hepatoma, haemochromotosis
Causes of Moderate Hepatomegaly
- Haemochromotosis
- MDS
- CML, CLL
- Lymphoma
- NAFLD
- Infiltration
Causes of marked splenomegaly (>7cm)
- Primary myelofibrosis
- CML
- MDS
- Myelofibrosis
- Malaria
- Kala azar
- Splenic lymphoma
Causes of moderate splenomegaly (3-7cm)
- Lymphoma
- CLL
- PRV
- Portal Hypertension (with CLD but liver may be small)
- Leukaemia
- Thalassaemia
- Storage Disease
Causes of mild splenomegaly (1-2cm) - *spleen has to be 2-3x its normal size to be palpable.
- PRV, ET
- Haemolytic anaemia, ITP, Thalassemia, Sickle cell disease
- Infection
- CTD
- Infiltration: Sarcoidosis, amyloidosis
- Portal Hypertension (with signs of CLD)
Causes of hepato-splenomegaly
- CLD - fatty liver/NAFLD, ETOH
- Hepatitis
- Haemochromotosis
- HCC or infiltration
- Infiltration - lymphoma, amyloid, CTD
Causes of massive hepato-splenomegaly
- MF
- MDS
- CML/CMML
Causes of moderate hepato-splenomegaly
- CLL
- Lymphoma
Abdo likely cases:
GIT:
- CLD +/- portal HTN (21%)
- Hepatomegaly undefined
- Splenomegaly
- Hepatomegaly metastatic disease
- Hepatosplenomegaly (others)
- Abdominal Mass (pancreatic cancer)
# Renal: - PCKD +/- Renal transplant (32%)
Haematology:
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia/Lymphoma (17%)
- Myelofibrosis/CML (16%)
- PRV (4%)
- Others (HIV, isolated splenomegaly, sarcoidosis)
Abdo Inspection (10 things):
1) Patient’s age
2) Patient’s face (PCV, jaundice, drowsiness)
3) The rest of the body (does the patient look malnourished, cachectic)
4) Flanks
5) Umbilicus
6) Organs, liver, spleen, kidney’s
7) Scars (renal Tx)
8) Veins
9) Masses
10) Tubes/lines
8 things to mention about the liver:
1) Span (MCL)
2) Shape/map out the edge (left vs right lobes)
3) Tender, non-tender
4) Consistency/feel, firm, hard, soft
5) Edge: regular, irregular, nodular
6) Surface: smooth, nodular
7) Pulsatile or non-pulsatile
8) Rubs or bruits
Why spleen and not kidney? (5)
1) Comes down & medially with respiration
2) Has a notch
3) Can’t get above it
4) Dull over it & in Traub’s area
5) Not ballottable
Spleen characteristics:
1) Why is it a spleen and not kidney
2) How big is it?
3) Consistency, firm
4) Tender, non-tender
5) Any rubs?
Unilateral RIF mass with a scar?
Transplanted kidney…
PCK (12) things to look for
1) Bilateral, maybe asymmetrical
2) Span of each, ability to get above mass
3) Surface, border
4) Tender or non-tender
5) Auscultation
6) Movement with respiration
7) Ballottable or non ballottable
8) Any differentials
9) Is there a current fistula - or an old one
10) Is there a renal Tx?
11) Are there signs of CKD?
12) Blood pressure
*Must leave abdomen by 5 minutes!
*Must leave abdomen by 5 minutes!
Abdo Gastro additional things you’d like to do:
- Temperature chart
- LNs (including inguinal)
- PN, cerebellar signs (ETOH, B12)
- Testes - atrophy
- CVS - CM
- Urine analysis (Urobilinogen)
- DRE
Liver problem signs (4)
- Small liver - mild-moderate spleen
- Ascites
- Signs of CLD
- Dupytron’s, parotidomegaly
Haematological problem signs (6)
- Splenomegaly only, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy
- Pallor
- Jaundice (Haemolysis)
- Bruises
- Petechiae
- Pleural effusions
Renal disease signs (5)
- PCK, renal Tx
- Finger urochrome stains
- Gouty Tophi
- AVF - ask for blood pressure (lying & standing)
- JVP - fluid status
PCKD extra-renal manifestations:
- hepatomegaly/cysts
- MVP
- MCA aneurysm - CN 3, 4 and 6
Abdo:
- inspect
- palpate
- percuss
- auscultate
Liver
- can’t get above it
- moves inferiorly with inspiration
- dull (no overlying bowel)
Kidneys
- can get above
- bimanually palpate
Spleen
- can’t get above it
- notch
- moves inferiorly with inspiration
- not bimanually palpable
- dull
Mild hepatomegaly causes
- hepatitis
- biliary obstruction
- hydatid disease
- HIV infection
Hepato-splenomegaly causes:
- CLD with portal HTN
- Myeloproliferative disease, lymphoma, leukaemia, pernious anaemia, sickle cell anaemia
- Infection - acute viral hepatitis, infectious mononucleosis, CMV
- Infiltration - amyloidosis, sarcoid
- CTD
- Acromegaly
- Thyrotoxicosis
Hands (abdo) signs:
- Leuconychia, clubbing
- Palmar erythema
- Dupytren’s contracture (ETOH)
- Arthropathy (CTD, haemochromotosis, Felty’s sydnrome)
- Hepatic flap
Face (abdo) signs:
- Eyes: jaundice, anaemia, iritis, Kayser-Fleischer rings
- Parotids: (ETOH)
- Breath fetor hepaticus
- Lips: stomatitis, leukoplakia, ulceration, localised pigmentation, telangiectasia
- Gums: gingivitis, bleeding, hypertrophy, pigmentation
- Tongue: atrophic glossitis, leukoplakia, ulceration
- Tonsils
Legs (abdo) signs:
- Bruising
- Oedema - note this could be liver disease / hypoalbuminaemia / heart failure or obstruction from LNs
- Neurological signs (ETOH)
Myeloproliferative signs and causes:
- Splenomegaly
- +/- Hepatomegaly
- No nodes
- Leukonychia, conjunctival pallor, bruising
- DDx: CML/CMML, myelofibrosis, PV, ET
Lymphoproliferative signs and causes:
- As for myeloproliferative plus nodes. May be associated with tophaceous gout
DDx: CLL, lymphoma, infection (CMV, EBV, viral hepatitis, HIV, syphilis)
Cirrhosis causes
- ETOH
- Viral - HBV, HCV
- AI: PBC, PSC, auto immune hepatitis
- Metabolic: NASH, haemochromotosis, alpha-1 AT deficiency, Wilson’s disease, CF
- Drugs: MTX, Isoniazid, Amiodarone
ETOH misuse signs:
- Cachexia
- Tremor
- Parotid enlargement
- Dupuytren’s contracture
- Cerebellar syndrome
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Myopathy
Portal HTN consequences:
- Oesophageal varices
- Ascites
- Hyersplenism/thrombocytopenia
Liver dysfunction consequences:
- Coagulopathy
- Encephalopathy
- Jaundice
- Hypoalbuminaemia