Abdominal Pain

Question 1

Renal colic?

Answer 1

Pain that comes and goes
Loin pain
When ureter stop spasming - pain free

Question 2

Rigid abdomen, shallow breathing, dont want to move at all

Answer 2

Peritonitis

Question 3

What might cause left hypochondriac?

Answer 3

Tend not to have much wrong with them
Consipation
Not much up there

Question 4

Appendicitis

Answer 4

Start peri-umbilical - got to Rigth iliac fossa

Question 5

Pain that spreads?

Answer 5

Pain in one area, then suddenly spreading

for example a DU

Question 6

Marginal artery of drummond?

Answer 6

Anastomoses that connects SMA and IMA

Question 7

What might present with shoulder tip pain?

Answer 7

Gallbladder pain

Question 8

Classic colic?

Answer 8

Patient moving around on the bed - dont get morphine, get anti-inflammatory or ibuprofen

Question 9

Patient lying still?

Answer 9

Inflammation

Question 10

Tenderness to percussion

Answer 10

Peritonism

Question 11

What type of pain might you get with perforated appendix?

Answer 11

Generalised pain and guarding with peritonism