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Order of abdominal assessment:
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1)inspect
2)auscultate 3)percuss 4)palpate |
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Duodenal peptic ulcers
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80% of PUD
Male>Female most frequent in 30's and 40's midepigastric pain, back pain Pain is BETTER when Pt eats |
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Gastric peptic ulcers
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Male=Female
most frequent in 50's and 60's middle/left epigastric pain 5% malignancy Pain is WORSE when Pt eats |
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IBS
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Female > Male
late teens/ ealry 20's abdominal pain relieved by defecation *does NOT waken pt @ night |
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2 types of inflammatory bowel dz
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1) Ulcerative Colitis
2) Crohn's Disease |
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Ulcerative Colitis
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mucosal ulcerations that start in sigmoid colon and continue upwards in a CONTINUOUS pattern
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Chrohn's Disease
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NON-CONTINUOUS ulcerations in the terminal ileum, cecum, and ascending colon
High incidence of fistulas |
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Inflammatory bowel Dz that causes and increase in incidence of colon cancer
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Ulcerative Colitis, due to bowel obstruction
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Celiac Dz
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Hypersensitivity to gluten
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How to tell gastroenteritis from appendicitis
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Gastroenteritis: vomiting first, then pain
Appendicitis: pain first, then vomiting |
