L18: Abdominal Pain

Question 1

Which nervous system does pain from abdominal organs travel with

Answer 1

Sympathetic nervous system

Question 2

Which nervous system does pain from pelvic organs travel with

Answer 2

Parasympathetic nervous system

Question 3

Which nerve does pain from abdominal wall travel with

Answer 3

Cutaneous nerve

Question 4

Is visceral pain localised (specific) or diffuse

Answer 4

Diffuse

Question 5

Is somatic pain localised or diffuse

Answer 5

Localised

Question 6

Is visceral pain dull or sharp

Answer 6

Dull

Question 7

Is somatic pain sharp or dull

Answer 7

Sharp

Question 8

Is visceral pain colic (comes and goes) or constant

Answer 8

Colic

Question 9

Is somatic pain colic or constant

Answer 9

Constant

Question 10

What are the two areas of where pain is felt

Answer 10

Appropriate location
Or
Referred pain

Question 11

In referred pain what are the two pathways of the nervous system involved

Answer 11

Autonomic

Somatic

Question 12

Which pathway in referred pain localises pain

Answer 12

Somatic

Question 13

Which pathway of the referred pain diffuses pain

Answer 13

Autonomic

Question 14

Where does a patient with feel pain if they have myocardial infection

Answer 14

Neck
Chest
Shoulder
Arm

Question 15

Why does a patient with myocardial infection feel pain in the T1-T4 region

Answer 15

Pain fibres travel from heart with the sympathetic supply to the hear and converge upon T1-T4 spinal segments
T1-T4 dermatomes include the neck region

Question 16

In the autonomic nervous sytem where is pain felt

Answer 16

Where the organ originated in the organ

Question 17

Why does inflammation of the gall bladder lead to right shoulder pain

Answer 17

Gallbladder irritates the right diaphragm

Question 18

What inflammation is somatic pain not referred for

Answer 18

Appendicitis

Perforated duodenum

Question 19

Is gut pain felt in the front, back or both

Answer 19

Front

Question 20

It retroperitoneal pain felt at the back, front or both

Answer 20

Back

Question 21

What is the character of pain for obstruction

Answer 21

Colic (comes and goes)

Question 22

What is the character of pain for inflammation

Answer 22

Constant

Question 23

What pain does peritonitis present with

Answer 23

Colic to constant pain

Question 24

Where is pain felt for autonomic referred pain

Answer 24

Where the organ originated from in embryology