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Emergency Medicine | Physician Assistant (PA) School Study Aid
Acute Abdomen Differential Diagnosis: Upper Quadrants
- Right Upper Quadrant
- Cholecystitis
- Biliary Colic
- Cholangitis
- Perforated Duodenal Ulcer
- Acute Hepatitis
- Left Upper Quadrant
- Splenic Rupture
- IBS (Splenic Flexure Syndrome)
2 mins
Acute Abdomen Differential Diagnosis: Midepigastrium and Diffuse
- Midepigastrium
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Pancreatitis
- Aortic Dissection
- Myocardial Infarction
- Any Place
- Peritonitis
- Hemorrhage or Perforation
- Bowel Obstruction
- Strangulation
- Acute Hepatitis
2 mins
Acute Abdomen Differential Diagnosis: Lower Quadrants
- Right Lower Quadrant
- Appendicitis
- Salpingitis
- Left Lower Quadrant
- Sigmoid Volvulus
- Sigmoid Diverticulitis
- Lower Quadrant (Both/Either)
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Ovarian Torsion
- Renal Calculi
- Pyelonephritis
2 mins
Appendicitis
- Mechanism and Characteristics
- Fecalith leading to obstruction and infection
- Most commonly affects teenagers
- Presentation
- Initial peri-umbilical visceral pain
- Subsequent somatic right lower quadrant pain
- Diagnosis
- Rebound tenderness
- Positive psoas sign
- Pain at McBurney's point
- Leukocytosis
- Fever
- Treatment
- Appendectomy
1 min
Acute Appendicitis Treatment
- Diagnosis
- CT Scan
- Treatment
- Immediate Appendectomy
- NPO
- IV Fluids
- Antibiotics
- Perforation
- Tertiary Intention
- Antibiotics Until Afebrile
2 mins
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