Visceral Pain Patterns Flashcards
Spleen refers pain where?
Left Shoulder(LUQ)
The diaphragm refers pain where?
Upper trapezius and shoulder ipsilateral to involved side
Heart refers pain where?
-Left Upper Trap and Left Shoulder
-Jaw
-Mid Thoracic Region
-Down left arm(medial aspect of 5th digit)
Heart refers pain where in women?
-Epigastic pain(upper abdomen below the ribs)
-Right Shoulder Pain
-Feeling of indigestion
Cholecystitis refers pain where?
Right Upper Quadrant(Right Shoulder)
Right Lower Quadrant pain is caused by what?
Appendix
Crohn’s Disease
What are tests for diagnosing appendicitis
-Pain RLQ(Mcburney’s point
-Rebound tenderness
-Rovsing sign
-Psoas Sign
-Obturator sign
What are the the signs and symptoms for appendicitis
-Fever
-Nausea
-Vomiting
-Constipation/Diarrhea
Pancreas refer pain where?
-Epigastric/Back(acute pancreaitis/Pancreatic cancer)
Liver refers pain where?
RUQ-Right Shoulder (acute hepatitis)
Acute Gastritis refers pain where?
Epigastrium/Right Shoulder
Diverticulitis refers pain to where?
LLQ
Signs and Symptoms of Diverticulitis include?
-Fever
-Left Sided Abdominal pain
-Constipation/Diarrhea
-Dysuria
-Urinary Urgency
-Nausea/Vomiting
Where is Kher’s sign and what is it associated with?
Left Shoulder and Ruptured Spleen
Ulcerative Colitis is associated with what organ?
Large Intestine(LLQ)
What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome
a group of symptoms that occur together, including repeated pain in your abdomen and changes in your bowel movements, which may be diarrhea, constipation, or both. With IBS, you have these symptoms without any visible signs of damage or disease in your digestive tract.(LLQ)
