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Abdominal Pain Flashcards

1
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What are the 2 most significant properties of pain?

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  • site

- character

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What does SOCRATES stand for?

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Site 
Onset
Character
Radiation
Associations
Time
Exacerbating factors
Severity
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What are the 4 abdominopelvic quadrants?

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Right Upper
Right Lower
Left Upper
Left Lower

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What are the 9 adbominopelvic regions?

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  • right hypochondriac
  • epigastric
  • left hypochondriac
  • right lumbar
  • umbilical
  • left lumbar
  • right iliac
  • hypogastric
  • left iliac
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What is in the transpyloric plane?

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  • pylorus of the stomach
  • neck of the pancreas
  • fundus of the gall bladder
  • renal hilum
  • duodenojejunal flexure
  • end of the spinal cord (adult)
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6
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What do most intra-abdominal diseases present with?

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pain alone

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7
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Where is the intertubercular plane?

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passes through the iliac fossa, around L5

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8
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Where is the transpyloric plane?

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L1

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9
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Where is the subcostal plane?

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L3

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10
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What happens at the subcostal plane?

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the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery

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11
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Where is the supracristal plane?

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L4

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What happens at the supracristal plane?

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Bifurcation of the aorta

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13
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What happens at the transpyloric plane?

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origin of the superior mesenteric acid

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14
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What tends to cause pain in the right hypochondriac region?

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gallbladder

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15
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What tends to cause pain in the epigastric region?

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stomach, duodenum and pancreas

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What tends to cause pain in the left hypochondriac region?

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pancreas/spleen

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17
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What tends to cause pain in the right lumbar region?

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kidney (right)

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18
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What tends to cause pain in the umbilical region?

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  • small bowel
  • caecum
  • retroperitoneal structures
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19
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What tends to cause pain in the left lumbar region?

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kidney

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20
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What tends to cause pain in the right iliac region?

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  • appendix

- caecum

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21
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What tends to cause pain in the hypogastric region?

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  • transverse colon
  • bladder
  • uterus
  • ovaries
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22
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What tends to cause pain in the left iliac region?

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sigmoid colon

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23
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What is in the foregut?

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distal oseophagus to the proximal half of the 2nd part of the duodenum

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24
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What is in the midgut?

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distal half of the 2nd part of the duodenum to the proximal 2/3 of the transverse colon

  • small bowel
  • appendix
  • caecum
  • ascending colon
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What is in the hindgut?

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distal 1/3 of the transverse colon to the rectum

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26
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What supplies the foregut?

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the celiac trunk

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27
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What is the celiac trunk comprised of?

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  • hepatic artery
  • splenic artery
  • left gastric artery
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28
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What supplies the midgut?

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superior mesenteric artery

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29
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What supplies the hindgut?

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inferior mesenteric artery

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30
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What does the parietal peritoneum cover?

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  • anterior abdominal wall

- posterior abdominal cavity

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31
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What does the visceral peritoneum cover?

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covers the organs themselves

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32
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What 2 structures are extra/retroperitoneal?

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  • pancreas

- duodenum

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33
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What supplies the parietal peritoneum cover?

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  • phrenic nerves

- sensation to the central tendon of the diaphragm (C3, C4 and C5)

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34
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Why do diaphragmatic problems cause right shoulder pain?

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cause sensation in both the diaphragm and the right should is done by the phrenic nerves (C3,4,5)

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35
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Where does the phrenic segmental innervation of the parietal peritoneum originate?

A

T6-L2

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36
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What supplies the umbilicus?

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T10

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37
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What provides parasympathetic innervation of the visceral peritoneum?

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  • the vagus nerve (CNX)

- parasympathetic sensation from S2-S4

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38
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Where does the sympathetic innervation of the visceral peritoneum originate?

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T1-L2

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39
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What are the different plexuses involved in the sympathetic innervation of the visceral peritoneum?

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  • celiac plexus
  • superior mesenteric plexus
  • inferior mesenteric plexus
40
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Where is the site of pain with the visceral plexus?

A

embryological origin

41
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Where is the site of pain with the parietal plexus?

A

well-localised

42
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What is the character of pain from the visceral plexus?

A
  • dull
  • crampy
  • burning
43
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What is the character of pain from the parietal plexus?

A
  • sharp

- ache

44
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What innervates the foregut?

45
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What innervates the midgut?

46
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What innervates the hindgut?

47
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Where is the site of pain from the foregut?

A

epigastrium

48
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Where is the site of pain from the midgut?

49
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Where is the site of pain from the hindgut?

A

hypogastrium

50
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What is the type of innervation of the parietal peritoneum?

51
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What is the type of innervation of the visceral peritoneum?

A
  • autonomic sympathetic

- parasympathetic

52
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How does pain caused by inflammation tend to present?

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  • constant pain ‘aching’
  • made worse by movement
  • persists until inflammation subsides
53
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How does pain caused by obstruction of a muscular tube tend to present?

A
  • colicky pain ‘griping’
  • severity fluctuates
  • movement to try and get comfortable
54
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How does pain caused by prolonged obstruction of a hollow viscus (causing distension) tend to present?

A
  • constant stretching pain

- different from the ache of inflammation and not colicky, sign of future ischaemia.

55
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What type of pain would ureter problems present with?

A

colicky pain

56
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What type of pain would liver problems present with?

A

constant pain

57
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What type of pain would biliary colic present with?

58
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What type of pain would spleen problems present with?

A

constant

abscess or rupture

59
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What type of pain would kidney problems present with?

A

constant

abscess, pylonephritis

60
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What type of pain would bowel obstruction present with?

61
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Why is biliary colic not actually colic?

A

intensity and minor fluctuate rather than actual fluctuations

62
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When does colicky pain become constant?

63
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Where does biliary colic pain tend to radiate?

A

through to the back, on the right

64
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Where does epigastric pain tend to radiate?

A

straight through the back (retroperitoneal structures)

65
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In what disease does sitting up and leaning forward relieve the pain?

A

pancreatitis

66
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Where does left hypochondriac pain (tail of pancreas) tend to radiate?

A

through to the back, on the left

67
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Where does right lumbar (kidney) pain tend to radiate?

A

in the loin and radiates to the groin (from the kidney, through the ureter towards the bladder)

68
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Where does umbilical pain tend to radiate?

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doesn’t normally radiate (due to being mostly visceral innervation)

69
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Where does left lumbar (kidney) pain tend to radiate?

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in the loin and radiates to the groin (from the kidney, through the ureter towards the bladder)

70
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What condition can present with ureteric colic (only on the left)?

A

abdominal aortic aneurysm

71
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Where does lower abdominal pain tend to radiate?

A
  • rarely radiates

- pain from deep in the pelvis structures refers to lower back/perineum

72
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Generally, where does colicky abdominal pain radiate to?

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the centre of the abdomen due to visceral sensation

73
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Generally, where does pain from parietal inflammation radiate to?

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doesn’t tend to radiate, only felt over the inflamed area

74
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What does radiating pain indicate?

A

other structures are becoming involved

75
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What may happen with small bowel pain?

A
  • no radiation, but pain may move

- as somatic and visceral nerves become irritated

76
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How does pain from appendicitis tend to preset?

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  • initially central

- shifts to the right iliac region

77
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What can happen with the appendix that makes examination difficult?

A

can be retro-caecal, pain with pressure is not seen

78
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In which disease does passing flatus relieve pain?

A

bowel obstruction

79
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What is the most common cause of small bowel obstructions?

A

adhesions/fibrous bands (post-op?)

80
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What tends to be the most painful form of colic?

A

ureteric (stone in ureter)

81
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What causes pain to worsen after consumption of fatty food?

A

biliary colic

82
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What is biliary colic?

A

pain trying to pass

83
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What is cholecystitis?

A
  • stone stuck in the cystic duct
  • bile is unable to pass
  • wall continues to produce mucus
  • causing infection
84
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How does cholecystitis present?

A
  • murphy’s sign

- localised pain (referal unlikely)

85
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What diseases cause right hypochondriac pain?

A
  • gallstones
  • cholangitis
  • hepatitis
  • liver abscess
86
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What diseases cause epigastric pain?

A
  • perforated ulcer
  • peptic ulcer
  • oesophagitis
  • pancreatitis
  • biliary tract disease
87
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What diseases cause left hypochondriac pain?

A
  • splenic abscess
  • acute splenomegaly
  • splenic rupture
88
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What diseases cause umbilical pain?

A
  • appendicitis (early)
  • mesenteric adenitis
  • Meckel’s diverticulitis
89
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What is mesenteric adenitis?

A
  • inflammatory bowel
  • reactive lymphnodes cause the pain
  • often mistaken for appendicitis
90
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What is Meckel’s diverticulitis?

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  • out pouching of small bowel
  • contains ectopic pancreatic or gastric tissue
  • can lead to diverticulitis
91
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What diseases cause left lumbar pain?

A
  • renal colic
  • pyelonephritis
  • ovarian cyst
  • ovarian mass
  • ovarian torsion
92
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What diseases cause left iliac region pain?

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  • diverticulitis
  • ulcerative colitis
  • constipation
  • ovarian cyst/torsion
  • PID
  • ectopic pregnancy
  • obstructive hernias
  • renal colic
93
Q

What diseases cause hypogastric pain?

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  • urinary retention
  • cystitis
  • uterine fibroid
  • endometriosis
94
Q

What diseases cause right iliac region pain?

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  • appendicitis (late)
  • Crohn’s disease
  • ovarian cyst/torsion
  • ectopic pregnancy
  • hernias
  • renal colic
95
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What diseases cause right lumbar region pain?

A
  • renal colic
  • pyelonephritis
  • ovarian cyst
  • ovarian torsion
  • ovarian mass

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