Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Causes of acute abdominal pain
- intra-abdominal
- surgical
- acute appendicitis
- commonest surgical cause
- intestinal obstruction
- e.g. intussusception
- inguinal hernia
- peritonitis
- inflamed Meckel diverticulum
- pancreatitis
- trauma
- medical
- non-specific abdo pain
- gastroenteritis
- urinary tract
- UTI
- acute pyelonephritis
- hydronephrosis
- renal calculi
- Henoch-Scholein purpura
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- sickle cell disease
- hepatitis
- inflammatory bowel disease
- constipation
- gynae stuff in pubertal females
- psychological
- lead poisoning
- acute porphyria (rare)
- unknown
- extra-abdominal
- upper respiratory tract infection
- lower lobe pneumonia
- pain referred to abdomen
- torsion of the testis
- hip & spine