Jaynstein - Abdominal Pain Flashcards
mc GI complaint in primary care
constipation
6 mc GI complaints in primary care
- constipation
- diarrhea
- abd pain
- gastric pain
- nausea
- regurgitation
__% of abdominal concerns do not need GI referral
75%
__% of GI complaints can be managed in primary care
80
almost 50% of GI referrals eventually get diagnosed as __
IBS
mc dx related to acute abdominal pain in primary care
no clinical dx/unknown/functional
causes of acute abdominal pain
appendicitis -> mc
cholecystitis
SBO
gynecological
pancreatitis
renal colic
diverticulitis
perforation
ischemia
peptic ulcer
AAA
ectopic
PID
nephrolithiasis
cancer
goal of abdominal pain management in primary care
determine who needs work up and how extensive that work up should be
3 options for management of abdominal pain in primary care
symptomatic care -> watch and wait
labs/diagnostics
referral
4 GI complaints that can usually be managed in primary care w. minimal work up
diarrhea
constipation
gastroenteritis
food related (celiac, lactose)
chronic abdominal pain lasts > __
6 months
causes of chronic abdominal pain
PUD
esophagitis
IBD
chronic pancreatitis
gastroparesis
IBS
abdominal wall (muscle strain, hernia)
functional
what do you think when you see abdominal pain out of proportion
acute ischemia
mc age for abdominal ischemia
60-70
huge do not miss red flag w. abdominal pain that providers commonly get sued over
AAA
4 indications for emergent care w. abdominal pain complaint
unstable
toxic
extreme pain
potential surgical complaint
ddx w. RUQ pain
cholecystitis and biliary colic
hepatitis
pancreatitis
appendicitis
perforated duodenal ulcer
right lower lobe PNA
MI
hepatic abscess
ddx for diffuse abd pain
pancreatitis
AAA
SBO
early appendicitis
gastroenteritis
mesenteric ischemia
perforated viscous
peritonitiis
sickle cell crisis
ddx for LUQ pain
pancreatitis
gastric ulcer
gastritis
left lower lobe PNA
MI
splenic enlargement/rupture
LLQ pain is mc
diverticulitis
RLQ pain is mc
appendicitis
RUQ pain work up should focus on differentiating what 3 general causes
pulmonary
urinary
hepatobiliary
first step in work up of RUQ pain if UTI is suspected
UA
4 indications for US w. RUQ pain
colic
fever
steatorrhea
(+) murphy’s
gs diagnostic test for eval of RUQ pain
US
RUQ pain + pulmonary sx makes you think (2)
PE
PNA
work up of RUQ pain w. pulmonary sx
- CXR
- Ddimer vs CT
RUQ pain + urinary sx makes you think of (2)
UTI
nephrolithiasis
gs imaging for nephrolithiasis
CT w.o contrast
RUQ w. colic makes you think (2)
hepatobiliary cause
nephrolithiasis
work up of RUQ pain w. colic
- US
- if negative -> consider nephrolithiasis
t/f: most people w. cholecystitis need lap chole
f!
only 300,000 out of 20 million diagnosed
most sensitive PE test for cholecystitis
Murphy’s sign
diagnosis of cholecystitis focuses on differentiating cholecystitis from __
cholelithiasis
labs to order for acute cholecystitis work up
CBC
CMP
when would you order lipase for suspected cholecystitis (2)
if GERD/indigestion issues
if they are toxic appearing
indication for US w. cholecystitis
suspect gallstones
PLUS
abnormal labs
can usually watch and wait if labs are nl
t/f: most patients w. cholelithiasis need cholecystectomy
f!
50% don’t
indications for cholecystectomy w. cholelithiasis
(+) US
PLUS
abnormal labs
ideal window for cholecystectomy in pt. w. cholelithiasis and abnormal labs
w.in 72 hr
gallbladder US evaluates
structure -> wall, stones, etc
HIDA scan of gallbladder evaluates
fxn -> contraction etc
__ is never first line imaging choice for gallbladder work up
HIDA
US is first line
ddx for epigastric pain (9)
PUD
GERD
esophagitis
gastric/esophageal ca
biliary dz
gastritis
pancreatitis
med s.e
cardiopulmonary
2 do not miss vascular causes of epigastric pain
ACS
AAA
generalized term for epigastric discomfort
dyspepsia
common complaints related to dyspepsia (5)
pain
discomfort
burning
nausea
vomiting
acid-related causes of dyspepsia (2)
GERD
PUD
inflammatory causes of dyspepsia (2)
h.pylori
NSAID erosions
3 cancers associated w. dyspepsia
gastric
esophageal
pancreatic
__ and __ are responsible for 40% of dyspepsia
GERD
PUD
2 symptoms that strongly suggest dyspepsia related to GERD
heartburn
regurgitation (almost always GERD)
3 rf for PUD
stress
caffeine
smoking
6 indications of dyspepsia related to GERD
burning
belching
chronic cough
worse w. food/regurgitation
worse when lying down
relief w. OTC meds
__ can aid in the diagnosis of GERD
relief w. TUMS
6 causes of dyspepsia
PUD
GERD
biliary dz
pancreatitis
ca
meds
3 indications of dyspepsia elated to biliary dz
jaundice
dark urine
worse after eating
4 indications of dyspepsia related to pancreatitis
stabbing pain radiating to the back
etoh
prev hx pancreatitis
severe, abrupt pain
indications of dyspepsia related to ca
wt loss
f/c/night sweats
dysphagia
age > 50
prolonged vomiting
smoker
indications for DRE
you have a finger, they have melena
PE clue for PUD
melena
PE clue for GERD
dental erosions
PE clue for pancreatitis
uncontrolled pain
PE clues for biliary dz
jaundice
(+) murphy
5 PE clues for ca
wt loss
(+) FOBT
palpable mass
virchow nodes
acanthosis ingrains
gs imaging for pt w. dyspepsia and alarming sx
endoscopy
5 indications for endoscopy w. dyspepsia
age > 50
dysphagia
wt loss/f/c/night sweats
GI bleed
prolonged vomiting
if a pt has no alarming sx related to dyspepsia, what are your work up/tx options
- endoscopy
- empiric acid suppression
- test for h.pylori and tx if positive
- empiric eradication of h.pylori
- test for h.pylori and perform endoscopy if (+)