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Acute Abdomen (acute appendicitis (n&v, central -> RIF pain, fever,…
Acute Abdomen
acute appendicitis
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fever, tenderness, guarding/mass in RIF, pelvic peritonitis
acute pancreatitis
WL, n&v, constant severe epi pain, prev alc abuse/cholelithiasis
fever, periumbical/loin bruising, guarding, x bowel sounds
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ruptured aortic aneurysm
sudden onset severe,tearing back/loin/abdo pain, hypotension, past hx of vasc disease +/ high bp
shock, hypotension, pulsatile, tender, abdo mass, asym femoral pulses
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intestinal obstruction
colicky, central abdo pain, n&v, constipation
surgical scars, hernias, mass, distension, visible peristalsis, increased bowel sounds
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PID
f, prev hx sti, gynae, preg, IUD, irreg mens, pain
fever, discharge, pelvic peritonitis, RUQ tenderness, pain/tender exam
tips
high pitched tinkling bowel sounds = obstruction
gastric ulcer worse eating, duo worse hungry
after fatty food = GB issue
L lower sudden onset abdo pain = diverticulosis
alc + pain -> back = pancreatitis
sudden, severe abdo pain which is an emergency