Abdominal Pain Quadrant & Potential Etiologies

Question 1

Left Upper Quadrant

Answer 1

1. Gastric ulcer
2. Perforated colon
3. Pneumonia
4. Spleen injury
5. Spleen rupture
6. Aortic aneurysm

Question 2

Right Upper Quadrant

Answer 2

1. Hepatomegaly
2. Duodenal ulcer
3. Cholecystitis
4. Pneumonia
5. Hepatitis
6. Biliary stones

Question 3

Left Lower Quadrant

Answer 3

1. Perforated colon
2. Ileitis
3. Sigmoid diverticulitis
4. Kidney stone
5. Ureteral stone
6. Intestinal obstruction

Question 4

Right Lower Quadrant

Answer 4

1. Kidney stone
2. Ureteral stone
3. Meckel diverticulum
4. Appendicitis
5. Cholecystitis
6. Intestinal obstruction