History Differentials Flashcards
Abdo regions: What causes pain in R hypocondrium?
- Biliary colic, ascending cholangitis, cholecystitis
- Liver: Hepatitis, liver abscess, hepatocellular carcinoma
- Lungs: Pneumonia
- General: IBS
- Trauma: Rib fracture
Abdo regions: What causes pain in epigastrium?
- Pancreatitis
- Stomach: Gastritis, peptic ulcer
- General: IBS, coeliac, food poisoning
- Cardiac: MI
Abdo regions: What causes pain in L hypochondrium?
Spleen: Rupture, splenomegaly
Lungs: Pneumonia
Stomach: Gastritis
General: IBS
Trauma: Rib fracture
Abdo regions: What causes R flank pain?
- Bowel obstruction, ischaemic bowel
- General: IBS, constipation, cancer, MSK
- Kidneys: renal colic, pyelonephritis
Abdo regions: What causes umbilicum pain?
- Appendicitis
- Bowel obstruction, ischaemic bowel
- General: IBS, constipation, hernia, coeliac, food poisoning
- IBD
Abdo regions: What causes L flank pain?
- Bowel obstruction, ischaemic bowel
- General: IBS, constipation, cancer, MSK
- Kidneys: Renal colic, pyelonephritis
Abdo regions: What causes R iliac fossa pain?
- Appendicitis
- Bowel obstruction
- General: IBS, hernia, cancer
- IBD
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- (Periods, pregnancy, ovulation pain, labour)
Abdo regions: What causes hypogastrium/suprapubic pain?
- Bowel obstruction
- General: IBS, cancer
- IBD
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Urinary: UTI, cystitis
- Period, pregnancy, ovulation pain, labour, miscarriage)
Abdo regions: What causes left iliac fossa pain?
- Bowel obstruction
- Diverticulitis
- General: IBS, hernia, cancer
- IBD
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- (Periods, pregnancy, ovulation pain, labour, miscarriage)
Abdo regions: Where would appendicitis pain be felt?
- Umbilicum
- RIF
Abdo regions: Where would bowel obstruction pain be felt?
Lower 6
- RF, Umb, LF, RIF, Hypogas, LIF
Abdo regions: Where would IBS symptoms be felt?
Any of the 9 !
Abdo regions: Where would IBD symptoms be felt?
Umb + lower 3
(Umb, RIF, Hypogas, LIF)
Abdo regions: Where would pneumonia symptoms be felt?
R + L hypochondrium
Abdo regions: Where would hepatitis pain be felt?
R hypochondrium