Summary Differentials for the Acute Abdomen
The Acute Abdomen- patient presents with severe acute abdominal pain. Now what? Differentiating the cause based on symptoms and location location location!! Epigastric vs. RLQ vs LLQ vs suprapubic vs. diffuse How to diagnose high yield diagnoses such as mesenteric ischemia, diverticulitis, appendicitis, pancreatitis, PID, etc. and how to treat!
Written for
- Institution
- Wake Forest University - School Of Medicine
- Course
- Gastroenterology
Document information
- Uploaded on
- November 9, 2022
- Number of pages
- 7
- Written in
- 2022/2023
- Type
- Summary
Subjects
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guarding
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toxic
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peritonitis
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rlq
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llq
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epigastric
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appendicitis
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biliary colic
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diverticulitis
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mesenteric ischemia
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pid
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small bowel obstruction
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sbo
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pancreatitis
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colitis
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perforated
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pelvic inflammatory disease