General surgery questions Flashcards
1
Q
epigastric pain
A
- peptic ulcer disease (perforated peptic ulcer)
- pancreatitis (also radiates to back)
- acute cholecysitits
- pain of cardiac origin
- gastritis
2
Q
central pain
A
- early appendicitis
- mesenteric adenitis
- small bowel obstruction
- pancreatitis
- ischaemi. bowel
3
Q
right upper quadran
A
- acute cholecystitis
- biliary colic
- hepatitis
- peptic ulcer disease
- right lower lobe pneumonia
4
Q
left upper quadrant pain
A
- peptic ulcer disease
- splenic infarct or injury
- pancreatitis
5
Q
right iliac fossa pain
A
- appendicitis
- ureteric colic
- ectopic pregnancy
- ovarian cyst
- mesenteric adenitis (inflammation of lymph nodes within abdomen- children/teens)
- crohns inflammatory mass
- meckels diverticulum
- PID
6
Q
left iliac fossa pain
A
- diverticulitis
- ureteric colic
- ectopic pregnancy
- ovarian cysts
- pelvic inflammatory disease
7
Q
loin to groin pain differential
A
- ureteric stones
- AAA - in any patient with risk factors for AAA, particularly if the pain does not respond to symptomatic treatment.
8
Q
suprapubic pain
A
- UTI
- retention
- gynaecological issues
9
Q
summary of abdominal pain
A
10
Q
label this
A
11
Q
urostomy
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