PPT-Approach to Abdominal Pain

Dr Margaret Gluszynski Why is this important Abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons for outpatient and ER visits A lot can happen in the abdomen and you need an organized approach Just a few diagnoses to ponder. Cheryl A. Little, MD. clitt002@stvincent.org . St. Vincent Pediatric Gastroenterology. 8402 Harcourt Rd. Suite #402. Indianapolis, IN 46260. (317) 338-9450. IMPORTANT POINTS. Recurrent Abdominal Pain (RAP) represents a description of symptoms, not a diagnosis. Dr. Matthew Smith. Emergency Specialist. Types of pain. Special Populations. Assessment. History. Examination. Investigations. Differential Diagnosis. Management - overview. Cases ( if time permits). HPI:. C.B, a former heavy smoking 69 . yo. M with a h/o hypertension and COPD presents to the ED with sudden onset abdominal, lower back and R flank pain that started 45 min ago while at home watching TV. He also c/o feeling ‘dizzy’ and some nausea at the time. He denies LOC, chest pain, dyspnea, vomiting, difficulty urinating or blood in his stool. He has not ever had a pain like this before. The pain was a 9/10 initially, but is about a 6/10 after taking some Tylenol at home. His dizziness and nausea are improved at this time.. John F. Pohl MD. Professor of Pediatrics. Primary Children’s Medical Center. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah. Disclosure: INSPPIRE to Study Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis in Children, NIH R21 Grant, NIDDK. John F. Pohl MD. Professor of Pediatrics. Primary Children’s Medical Center. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah. Disclosure: INSPPIRE to Study Acute Recurrent and Chronic Pancreatitis in Children, NIH R21 Grant, NIDDK. 2 Lesson . 9. Special Note:. Abdominal Trauma is covered in Chapter 26 of the MTI Textbook.. The following content is additional material requested by the Ministry of Health to give EMT’s a deeper understanding of Medical causes of Abdominal pain. Russell Cameron, M.D.. New . Perspectives in Pediatrics Conference. Wednesday, October 21, . 2015. Disclosure. I have no relevant financial relationships or conflicts of interest to disclose.. Objectives. General . Considerations. Abdominal pain can result from injury to the . intraabdominal. organs . or overlying . somatic structures in the abdominal wall, or . from . extraabdominal. . diseases. . . EMC SDMH 2015. Objectives. Briefly revise patterns of pain . radiation. Differentials of lower abdominal . pain. Review assessment of . appendicitis. Review assessment of . diverticulitis. Review assessment of types of bowel . Have you ever experienced pain in your abdomen? Of course, all of us have experienced a "belly ache" sometime in our lives, but how can you decide when abdominal pain is serious? Here is a list of co ObjectivesStudents will be able to identify the four major abdominal quadrants and the pathophysiological conditions associated with each. Students will be able to recognize life threatening abdominal Medicine. Beaumont Health System. Department of Emergency Medicine. Abdominal Pain. Objectives. State the differential diagnosis for…. RLQ pain . LLQ pain. RUQ/epigastric . pain. Recognize the etiologies, signs, symptoms, and radiographic findings compatible with small bowel obstruction vs. large bowel obstruction. Consultant . Paediatrician. with gastroenterology interest. East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. Aims & Objectives. Introduction. Causes/ Associate factors. Functional GI disorders – Rome criteria. vd. . . Kiran. . Nandeshwar. MD Kaumarbhritya. defination. Involuntary, forceful expulsion of the content of stomach through mouth and sometimes nose. Pathophysiology. of vomiting. Final part of sequence of events coordinated by the emetic .