Abdominal Pain Flashcards
What are some common types of causes of abdominal pain?
Gastric Intestinal Hepatobiliary Pancreatic UT Gyne Vascular Peritoneum Abdo wall Referred pain 'Medical'
What are common gastric causes of abdominal pain?
Peptic ulcer
Gastritis
Malignancy
What are common intestinal causes of abdominal pain?
Appendicitis Obstruction Diverticulitis Gastroenteritis Mesenteric adenitis Strangulated hernia IBD TB
What are common hepatobiliary causes of abdo pain?
Acute cholecystitis
Chronic cholecystitis
Cholangitis
Hepatitis
What are the most common pancreatic causes of abdo pain?
Pancreatitis
Malignancy
What are the most common UT causes of abdo pain?
Cystitis
Retention
Pyelonephritis
Ureter
What are the most common gyne causes of abdo pain?
Ruptured ectopic Torsion of ovarian cyst Ruptured ovarian cyst Salpingitis Dysmenorrhoea Mittelschmerz Endometriosis
What are the most common vascular causes of abdo pain?
AAA
Mesenteric embolus
What are abdo wall causes of abdo pain?
Peritonitis
Strangulated hernia
What can cause referred abdo pain?
MI
Pericarditis
Testicular torsion
Pleurisy
Give 4 examples of ‘medical’ causes of abdo pain?
Hypercalcaemia
DKA
SCD
Addison’s
What does tinkling bowel sounds suggest?
Obstruction
What would you finish your abdo exam with?
PR
Inguinal exam
External genitalia
Stool sample
What general investigations do you do after abdo pain?
FBC - low Hb = chronic bleed/ulcer, WCC = inflammation, ESR = Crohns
