PPT-The acute Abdomen: Recognition, assessment and management

Dónal Murphy General surgical registrar The Acute Abdomen Aims What is it How it presents General vs Local causes What I am expected to do as an Intern Initial management and escalation of care. Ahmed Al-. Naher. FY1. Learning Objectives. Causes of an acute abdomen. Differential Diagnosis. Hx. /Exam. Investigations. Management. Clinical Cases. Causes of Acute Abdomen. Intestinal. Acute appendicitis. High Risk Children and Adults. Steven Teich, M.D.. Daniel Cohen, M.D.. Ann Dietrich, M.D.. Osama El-Assal, M.D.. John Shultz, M.D.. Study Aims . Aim 1: . Describe the presentation of acute abdomen in medically fragile, high risk children and adults to expedite the recognition of a surgical emergency. Chapter 14. Abdominal Pain. Common complaint. Cause is often difficult to identify; not necessary to determine cause. Need to recognize life-threatening problems and act swiftly. Anatomy of the abdomen:. Start . Date. : . October 5,. 2012. Report Date: . April. 5, 2013. Executive . Sponsors:. Anita Larsen, John Hornick. Team Leader: . Marla Smith . Team Members: . Gayla Maier, Angela Carter Lund, Angela Bartley, Rochelle Parker, Ceresa Ward, Stacy Skeens,. ACUTE ABDOMEN BY Dr. TEJAS MANKESHWAR INTRODUCTION Acute abdomen is defined as a clinical syndrome characterised by acute pain abdomen of sudden onset. Patients with acute abdomen represent the largest group presenting to surgical emergency. Acute Abdomen Revision Ahmed Al- Naher FY1 Learning Objectives Causes of an acute abdomen Differential Diagnosis Hx /Exam Investigations Management Clinical Cases Causes of Acute Abdomen Intestinal Acute appendicitis Ahmad illian . Ibrahim . alhaj. Yazan . ali. . darawi. Jebreel. al . batarneh. Yazan . mahafza. Ameen al . maaya. Abedalaziz. . alaraj. INTRODUCTION:. Acute abdomen is defined as the recent (< 5 days) or sudden onset of severe abdominal pain. . ACUTE ABDOMEN. Denotes . any sudden condition with . chief manifestation . of pain of recent onset in the abdominal area which may require . urgent surgical intervention. Sites of referred pain . Sites of Abdominal Pain . Medical conditions with acute abdomen. differential diagnosis of acute . abdomen. differential diagnosis of acute . abdomen. differential diagnosis of acute abdomen including medical causes . differential diagnosis of acute . Naher. FY1. Learning Objectives. Causes of an acute abdomen. Differential Diagnosis. Hx. /Exam. Investigations. Management. Clinical Cases. Causes of Acute Abdomen. Intestinal. Acute appendicitis. , mesenteric adenitis, . Dr. T.H De Klerk. Critical Care. 12 May 2014. DEFINITION. The term, acute abdomen, is the medical slang word that denotes an acute, serious abdominal condition, usually treated best by surgical operation. . Naami. FRCSC, FACS, M Ed.. Department of Surgery - Course . 351 Surgery. Objectives. Define acute abdomen. Describe a general approach to acute abdomen. Discuss common causes of acute abdomen through case scenarios. Bazhora. . Ya. .. I. .. Odesa National Medical University. Department of family medicine and polyclinic therapy. Acute abdomen, which is in many cases a surgical emergency, is the sudden onset of abdominal pain that may be caused by inflammatio, infection, perforation, ischemia, or obstruction. The location of the pain, its characteristics, and associated symptoms (e.g., jaundice) are important tools that help narrow the differential diagnosis. Patients will typically have severe tenderness with associated rigidity and rebound tenderness. Inge Bateman. Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist Inpatient Pain Service. University Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Worthing, St. Richards & Southlands Hospitals. Definition of pain. Why do we treat pain?.