Abdominal Flashcards
1
Q
life threatening conditions
A
AAA, Mesenteric ischemia, perforation, Bowel obstruction, ectoptic pregnancy, ACS
2
Q
RUQ (8)
A
1) hepatitis
2) cholecystitis
3) cholangitis
4) biliary colic
5) pancreatitis
6) pneumonia
7) pyelonephritis
8) Uretheral/renal lithiasis
3
Q
Epigastric (8)
A
1) PUD 2 GERD 3 gastritis 4 pancreatitis 5 ACS 6 pericarditis 7 AAA 8 PE
4
Q
LUQ (8)
A
1 pancreatitis 2 gastritis 3 ACS 4 AAA 5 pneumonia 6 Gastric ulcer 7 gastritis 8 gallstone
5
Q
RLQ (12)
A
1 appendicitis 2 TOA 3 ectopic pregnancy 4 nephrolithiasis 5 Ovarian torsion 6 ovarian cyst 7 PID 8 UTI 9 pyelonephritis 10 AAA 11 inguinal hernia 12 testicular torsion
6
Q
periumbilical (8)
A
1 appendicitis 2 bowel obstruction 3 AAA 4 PID 5 UTI 6 TOA 7 Diverticulitis 8 mesenteric ischemia
7
Q
LLQ (10)
A
1 diverticulitis 2 TOA 3 ectopic pregnancy 4 ovarian cyst 5 ovarian torsion 6 hernia, inguinal hernia 7 testicular torsion 8 nephrolithiasis 9 UTI 10 pyelonephritis
8
Q
Diffuse (8)
A
1 mesenteric ischemia 2 metabolic 3 malaria 4 AAA 5 bowel obstruction 6 constipation 7 peritonitis 8 diverticulitis
9
Q
Abdominal pain orders for everyone
A
CBC, NPO, hydrate, symptom control, CMP, Lipase, UA, preg test
10
Q
Appendicitis imaging
A
CT
11
Q
Biliary tract disease imaging
A
ultrasound, CT
12
Q
Small and large bowel obstruction imaging
A
plain films, CT
13
Q
Pancreatitis diagnostic
A
lipase, CT
14
Q
Testicular torsion PE findings
A
Loss of cremasteric reflex, neg Prehn’s sign
15
Q
Diverticulitis imaging
A
CT
