CT Case 012
An elderly lady from a high-level care nursing home is brought to ED by ambulance with abdominal pain, fevers, vomiting and diarrhoea.
Tag Abdominal pain
CT Case 010
A 60yo male presents with one days of epigastric and periumbilical pain and a single episode of vomiting.
Appendicitis
A review of the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of appendicitis, with a particular focus on emergency department work-up and management
Ultrasound Case 100
A 70 year old male presents with fever and right upper quadrant pain. Describe the findings on ultrasound
ICE 007: Abdominal pain investigations
A 57 year old man presents to the ED with 18 hours of severe upper abdominal pain, fever, nausea and vomiting. He looks jaundiced, his HR is 120bpm, BP 110/60, RR 22 and his temperature is 37.8oC. He is tender and guarded in his right upper quadrant on abdominal palpation.
Medical causes of abdominal pain
Although abdominal pain is generally considered a surgical disease, there are countless medical causes of abdominal pain to consider. See also abdominal pain.
Abdominal pain DDx
Acute abdomen is abdominal pain in the presence of tenderness and rigidity and is a surgical emergency. Abdominal pain can be considered in terms of surgical, Ob/Gyn and medical causes.
Ultrasound Case 047
An 83 year old diet controlled diabetic if brought in by his family with fevers and confusion. He had complained of some mild abdominal discomfort 48 hours before.
a twisting tale…
It’s night shift & you’ve received handover of an entire department. You plug on and start chipping away at the waiting-list that doesn’t seem ever get any shorter....