abdominal pain Flashcards
1
Q
billary colic
A
RUQ
especially following fatty meal
may radiating to the back and interscapular region
2
Q
cholecystits
A
RUQ and fever
Murphy’s sign positive
3
Q
ascending cholangitis
A
RUQ , fever and jaundice
4
Q
diverticulitis
A
Colicky pain with
fever
typically in the LLQ
5
Q
abdominal aortic aneurysm
A
central abdominal pain radiating to the back
Presentation may be catastrophic (e.g. Sudden collapse)
6
Q
Intestinal obstruction
A
vomiting
not opening bowel
7
Q
Appendicitis
A
pain in central of abdomen before localising to right ilac fossa
low-grade pyrexia, tenderness in RIF
Rovsing’s sign: more pain in RIF than LIF when palpating LIF
8
Q
duodenal ulcer vs gastric ulcer
A
gastric ulcer - pain worst on eating
duodenal ulcer - pain relived on eating
