Abdominal Pain Flashcards
1
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Surgical causes of abdominal pain - gallbladder
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- Ascending cholangitis
- cholecystitis
- billiary colic
2
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Other Surgical causes of adbominal pain
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- Ruptured spleen
- splenic abscess
- apendicitis
- AAA
3
Q
Surgical causes of abdominal pain - bowel
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- Ischaemic
- Perforation
- Diverticular disease
- Obstruction
- Incarcerated hernia
- IBD
4
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Medical causes of Abdominal pain - LUQ
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- pancreatitis
- Gastritis
- Peptic ulcer
5
Q
What is Cullens Sign
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Bruising around the umbillicus
6
Q
What is grey turners sign
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Bruising in the flanks of the patient
7
Q
Medical causes of RUQ pain
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- cholecystitis
- hepatitis
8
Q
Medical causes of Eipgastric pain
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- oesophageal spasm
- Mesenteric adenitis
- Pancreatitis
- GORD
- MI
9
Q
Medical causes of abdominal pain to consider
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- PE
- pneumonia
- MI
- Dissecting aorta
- IBS
- contipation
10
Q
Infective causes of abdominal pain
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- D&V
- Mesenteric adenitis
11
Q
Endocrine causes of abdominal pain
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- Addisonian crisis
- hypercalcaemia
- DKA
12
Q
Abdominal pain arising from the GUT
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- UTI
- STI
- Pyelonephritis
- renal calculi
- bladder distention
- PCKD
- Testicular torsion
- Epididmytis
13
Q
O+G causes of abdominal pain
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- PID
- Ectopic pregnancy
- ovarian torsion
- period pains
- PCOD
- Labour
- placental abruption
- Brackston Hix
14
Q
What imaging should you consider in abdominal pain
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- Erect CXR
- AXR
- FAST scan
- USS
- CT abdo
15
Q
What bloods may you order for abdominal pain
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- FBC
- U&Es
- CRP/ESR
- LFTs
- INR/Coags
- G&S
- Cap glucose
- Lactate
- Amylase/lipase
