PPT-Diagnosis and Management of Acute Abdominal Pain

Valerie Stewart DO Clearwater Surgical Associates March 27 2018 Objectives Describe types of acute abdominal pain Describe common causes of acute abdominal pain Describe appropriate diagnostic workup of common causes of acute abdominal pain. Dr. Matthew Smith. Emergency Specialist. Types of pain. Special Populations. Assessment. History. Examination. Investigations. Differential Diagnosis. Management - overview. Cases ( if time permits). Dr. . Nishan. Silva. (MBBS). Introduction . defined as any clinical condition characterized by severe abdominal pain which develops over a period of 8 hrs. In pt who have been previously well.. 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.. for finals (and beyond). …the story of Mrs Harvey-Henry. Dr Julian . Dickmann. General Surgery. By the end of this session…. You will be able. To recognise the common complications of gallstone disease . Puja Chopra. PGY-1. Emergency Medicine. Case. History: . 50 . yo. male complains of . periumbilical. and left lower quadrant abdominal pain that began earlier that day. . Intermittent and . crampy. Dawn Light, MD, MPH. Associate Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics, WSUSOM. Associate Professor of Radiology, USUHS. Case 1 . Newborn infant with suspected thoracic abnormality on pre-natal US. Which study do you want?. Silva. (MBBS). Introduction . defined as any clinical condition characterized by severe abdominal pain which develops over a period of 8 hrs. In pt who have been previously well.. Madhusudan Grover MDChronic abdominal wall pain CAWP refers to the pain originating from the abdominal wall which is often misdiagnosed as arising from a source inside the abdominal cavity often resul 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 . General . Considerations. Abdominal pain can result from injury to the . intraabdominal. organs . or overlying . somatic structures in the abdominal wall, or . from . extraabdominal. . diseases. . . ASAL ALQUM. CASE:. A 19 year old nulligravida presents to the emergency department with . bilateral lower abdominal pelvic pain . for 24 hours. She . just finished her menses. . She is . sexually active . Dr M . Anas. Asstt. Professor, . Atfal. D/o . Amraz. e . Niswan. wa . Atfal. . Tashannuj. e . Shikam. Abdominal pain is one of the most common reason for which parents take the child to a doctor. Juan F. Alvarez MD. University of Florida, Department of Surgery. New Resident Orientation. Pancreaticobiliary. Service. Acute . cholecystitis. Acute cholangitis. Acute pancreatitis. Acute . Cholecystitis. 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.