Acute Abdominal Disease

Serum amylase and acute abdominal disease.

Acute Abdominal Pain in an End Stage Renal Disease Patient

An 81-year-old female with history of end stage renal disease on hemodialysis presented with worsening of abdominal pain of 2 days’ duration. The pain started as a dull ache over the lower abdomen 2 months earlier, diffuse but especially prominent over the lower quadrant, and was unrelieved by analgesic medications. On physical examination her whole abdomen was diffusely tender, but the lower q...

Disease States Associated with Abdominal Pain (acute and Chronic)

Disease States Associated with Abdominal Pain 145 Disorders of the Esophagus 145 Mallory-Weiss Syndrome 145 Perforation of the Esophagus, Spontaneous 146 Plummer-Vinson Syndrome 146 Disorders of the Stomach 146 Gastritis, Chronic 146 Carcinoma of the Stomach 147 Disorders of the Pancreas 147 Carcinoma of the Pancreas 147 Cystic Fibrosis of the Pancreas 148 Macroamylasemia in Vivo Artifact 149 P...

Acute abdominal compartment syndrome.

Acute abdominal compartment syndrome can be an elusive clinical diagnosis for which critical care physicians must exercise a high index of suspicion in the differential diagnosis of hemodynamic compromise and hemorrhagic shock. The purpose of these Rounds is to describe a case of abdominal compartment syndrome and to summarize the pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, etiology, and treatment...

Acute abdominal pain.

Because there are many causes of acute abdominal pain, a systematic approach by the evaluating physician is necessary to narrow the differential diagnosis. It is vital that the physician have an understanding of the mechanisms of pain generation and be familiar with the presentations of common diseases that cause abdominal pain. Recognizing the red flags in the history and physical examination ...