Abdo Flashcards
intermittent dysphagia of both solids and liquids
achalasia
RUQ pain, inflam, palpable mass, R shoulder pain, murphys signs
acute cholecyctitis
epig pain radiating to back, relieved by sitting forward, worse on movement, cullens + grey-turners
acute panc
RUQ pain, heamatemesis, melaena, dupuytren contracture, palmar erythema, spider naevi, gynocomastia
alco hep
tearing pain on defacation, blood on wiping
anal fissure
central abdo pain which later localises to RLQ, roving sign, dec bowel sounds, fever
appendicitis
fever, anorexia, hepatomeg, jaundice, circulating autoantibodies
AI hep
distention, jaundice, haematemisis, melaena, leukonychia, palmar erythema, asterisks, icterus, clubbing, loss of sexual hair, periph oedema
cirrhosis
diarrhoea, abdo discomfort, osteoporosis, dermatitis herpetiformis, Fe def anaemia
coeliac
chronic diarrhoea, RLQ pain, blood in stools, fever, fatugue
crohns
colicky, worsting abdo pain, feel hot and cold, guarding, tenderness, western diet, obese, >50, polymorphonuclear leukocytosis
diverticular disease
sudden RUQ pain, constant, may radiate to shoulder
biliary colic
charcots triad - RUQ tenderness, fever, jaundice
cholangitis
palpable epig mass, virchows node, sister mary joseph node (above umbilicus)
gastric cancer
epigastric pain, N&V, no suspicious features of malig,fever, emesis
gastritis
painless rectal bleeding esp on wiping
haemorrhoids
sudden onset diffuse abdo pain, signs of shock ,
intestinal ischaemia
diffuse pain, constipation/obstipation, tinkling bowel sounds
intestinal obstruction
severe vomiting then blood streaked vomit, chest pain
mallory-wells tear
progressive dysphagia from solids to liquids, FLAWS, burning chest pain
oesophageal cancer
painless jaundice with palpable abdo mass, FLAWS
panc cancer
pain on eating, anorexia
gastric ulcer
pain relieved by eating, wake at night, obesity
duodenal ulcer
coffee ground vomit + melena, background of H.pylori/NSAID use
ruptured peptic ulcer
rectal bleeding, back pain (sacroilitis), red eyes (epscleritis), erythema nodosum, inc freq and severity of diarrhoea, erythema nodosum
Ulcerative collitis
fever, jaundice, raised AST/ALT,
viral hep
upturned U on abdo xray
sigmoid volvulus
abdo xray - absence of normal caecum in RIF
caecal volvulus
CLD (jaundice, easy bruising), tremor, early onset Parkinson’s, keyser fletcher rings
wilsons disease
achalasia inv
endoscopy, barium swallow, oesophageal manometry
achalasia management
balloon dilation
comp of achalasia
asp pneumonia, SC oesophageal carcinoma, GORD
what causes porcelain gallbladder
=thickened wall with air in
caused by ischaeia + inf with gas producing org