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| What is the definition of an acute abdomen? |
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| severe pain arising abruptly <24 hours |
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| pain from the foregut localizes where? |
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| pain from the midgut localizes where? |
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| pain from the hindgut localizes where? |
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| intermittent colicky, poorly localized pain is often from what? |
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obstruction of the GI tract
*all other pain - steady, well-localized |
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| Vague, diffuse, and nonlocalizing pain is usually from what? |
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| sudden onset or rapid progression of pain is seen with what? |
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| perforation, rupture, ischemia |
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| gradual onset pain is seen with what? |
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| PUD, gastritis, IFD, appendicitis, pancreatitis, cholesystitis, PID |
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| episodic or fluctuating pain is usually seen with what? |
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| pain that is steady and increasing over time is usually seen with what/ |
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| ischemia or peritoneal inflammation |
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| sudden sharp pain is usually seen with what? |
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| acute vascular lesion, infarction, rupture of viscus |
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| dull or vague pain that is poorly localized |
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| absence of bowel sounds after several minutes suggests |
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| high-pitched tons w/splashes especially with distension is indicative of what? |
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| What chest pathology can present as right upper quadrant pain? |
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| What should one be concerned about when doing barium GI studies? |
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| What is the most common causes of abdominal pain in children? |
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| What two factors contribute to most pancreatitis cases? |
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| gallstones and ETOH consumption |
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| What are the 4 F's for cholecystitis? |
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| fat, female, forty, fertile |
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| What is the best imaging modality for cholecystitis in emergent situations? |
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| What is the leading cause of small-bowel obstruction? |
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| What is the most common cause of a large bowel obstruction? |
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| Where are meckel's diverticulum usually found? |
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| 2 feet proximally of the cecum |
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| What is the most life-threatening OB-GYN cause? |
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| ruptured ectopic pregnancy |
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| What is a common cause of acute abdominal pain in women 15-35? |
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