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Abdomen Pain
2.23mb ppt, Wright
*Previously recorded lectures may not correspond directly to the most recent faculty lecture, but content should be intact.
Lectures › Acute Abdomen
Acute Abdomen
Peritonitis: pain patterns and physical exam: sudden vs. gradual onset, localized vs. referred, steady vs. crampy
Differential diagnosis: RUQ, RLQ, LLQ, LUQ - a question of anatomy
Etiology, work-up, intervention for
- Perforated viscus
- Appendicitis - What if the appendix is normal?
- Infarcted bowel
Non-surgical causes of acute abdominal pain
Will NOT be discussed/ Outside reading recommended (some covered in other lectures)
- Bowel obstruction
- Ectopic pregnancy
- GI hemorrhage
- Liver/biliary source of acute abdomen
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Pancreatitis