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Abdominal Pain Algorithm Flashcards

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Immediate Laparotomy

A 
Ruptured Abdominal Aneurysm
Ruptured ectopic pregnancy
Spontaneous hepatic or splenic rupture
Blunt Penetrating trauma
Hemoperitoneum
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3Ps for penetrating trauma

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Platysma (neck
Pleura (chest)
Peritoneum (abdomen)

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Urgent Surgical Abdomen

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Perforated Viscus
Appendicitis
Meckel's Diverticulitis
Strangulated Hernia
Mesenteric Ischemia
Unruptured Ectopic Pregnancy
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Requires Early laparotomy

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Uncomplicated intestinal obstruction
Uncomplicated acute cholecystitis
Uncomplicated acute diverticulitis on non-strangulated incarcerated hernia

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Candidate for Elective laparotomy

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PUD
Pancreatitis
Endometriosis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Non-surgical Abdomen

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Provide Narcotic Analgesia
Observe patient
reevaluate periodically
investigative studies

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Four Classification of Abdominal Pain

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Peritonitis
Bowel Obstruction
Abdominal Vascular Catastrophe
Non-specific Abdominal Pain

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Peritonitis (localized)

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acute appendicits
cholecystitis
diverticulitis

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Peritonitis (general)

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perforated viscus

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bowel obstruction

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strangulated hernia

volvulus

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Abdominal Vascular catastrophe

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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Acute mesenteric infarction

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Non-specific abdominal pain

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drug induced
constipation
acute gastroenteritis
acute MI
Lower lobe pneumonia
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APACHE II Score of > or equal 15 indicates?

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High severity of illness

APACHE II estimates ICU mortality based on lab values and patient signs

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Aaron Sign

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Acute Appendicits

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Balance Sign

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Ruptured Spleen

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16
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Blumberg sign

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aka Rebound Tenderness

Peritoneal Irritation

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Chandelier Sign

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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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Carnett Sign

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Intra abdominal pain

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Charcot Sign

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Choledocolithiasis

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Claybrook Sign

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Ruptured abdminal viscus

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Courvoisier Sign

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Periampullary Neoplasm

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Cruveilhier Sign

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Portal Hypertension

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Cullen Sign

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Hemoperitoneum

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Cutaneous Hyperplasia

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Parietal peritoneal inflammation

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Dance Sign

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Intussusception

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Danforth sign

A

Hemoperitoneum

Ectopic Pregnancy

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Fothergill sign

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Rectus sheet hematoma

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Grey Turner Sign

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Acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis

29
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Iliopsoas sign

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Retrocecal appendicits

30
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Kehr Sign

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Hemoperitoneum

Ruptured spleen

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Murphy sign

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acute cholecystitis

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Obturator sign

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Pelvic appendicits

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Puddle sign

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Free peritoneal fluid (ascites)

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Ransohoff Sign

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Ruptured Common Bile duct

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Rosving sign

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acute appendicits

36
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Summer sign

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early appendicitis
nephrolithiasis
uterolithiasis
ovarian torsion

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Ten Horn Sign

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Acute appendicits

38
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Toma sign

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Inflammatory ascites

39
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Subcutaenous Crepitance

A

Free peritoneal fluid

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