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Work-up of Abdominal Pain (including Differential Diagnoses) - 🧠 ANSWER
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• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Appendicitis: Constant periumbilical pain shifting to RLQ,
with possible vomiting and low-grade fever; confirmed with WBCs,
urinalysis, and signs like Obturator sign.
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Diverticulitis: LLQ pain, fever, nausea/vomiting; CT scan
to rule out abscess or gynecologic causes.
,• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Gastroenteritis: Watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps,
vomiting; stool culture can help rule out IBS, IBD, ischemic bowel, partial
bowel obstruction, pelvic abscess.
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Splenic Sequestration (Sickle Cell): Abdominal pain with
pallor and tachycardia.
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔PUD (H. pylori): Epigastric burning relieved by food;
treated with triple therapy.
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Assessment, Diagnosis and Management of Diarrhea and Constipation - 🧠
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Diarrhea: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Acute vs. Chronic: Evaluate recent diet, antibiotic use,
travel history, and water source.
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C. difficile: Watery, foul-smelling diarrhea; diagnosed by
ELISA, PCR, CBC. Treated with metronidazole and supportive care.
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Giardia: Exposure to unfiltered water; treat with Flagyl or
atabrine.
,• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Salmonella: Bloody or mucoid diarrhea with N/V and
colicky abdominal pain; linked to chicken, eggs.
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Rotavirus (in children): Watery diarrhea, vomiting, low-
grade fever; supportive care with fluids.
Constipation: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Not detailed in the document, but would typically include
assessment of diet, fluid intake, physical activity, and medication review.
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Strategies for Managing Chronic Constipation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Not directly outlined in the slides, but general clinical
management includes:
o - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Increase dietary fiber and water.
o - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Encourage physical activity.
o - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Use of osmotic or stimulant laxatives when necessary.
o - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Rule out underlying pathology (e.g., colonoscopy for red
flags or new-onset symptoms in older adults).
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Work-up of Heartburn (GERD) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Classic symptom: Heartburn, often at night.
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Associated symptoms: Dysphagia, regurgitation, sour
taste, hoarseness.
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔First-line: Diet modification + omeprazole for 6 weeks.
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔If no improvement: Order endoscopy.
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Avoid: Coffee, alcohol, chocolate, peppermint, spicy
foods.
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Lifestyle: Small meals, upright after eating, elevate head
of bed, no meals 3 hours before bedtime.
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Assessment Techniques for Abdominal Assessment - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔
• - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Obturator Sign: Pain on internal rotation of flexed hip
(appendicitis).