Abdominal pain

[Name] is here today with her husband. She is having continuing abdominal pain. She has just seen Dr. [Name]. MRI of the abdomen is reviewed showing real no pathology except for question of the ureter, which Dr. [Name] in Urology reviewed. They relate that Dr. [Name] wanted to do an ultrasound of the gallbladder. This has yet to take place. She did have some atheromatous change and is seeing a Cardiologist, Dr.[Name], at [Place]. She has a myomatous uterus. On exam today, she appears…

diffuse abdominal pain and diarrhea. During her initial presentation, she was diagnosed with Clostridium difficle colitis (C diff) and during the subsequent admissions, she remained positive for C diff and is currently on a vancomycin taper for treatment of recurrent C diff. Over the past several admissions, she was found to have bacteremia with organisms such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Eubacterium lentum, Enterococcus faecalis and Acinetobacter lwoffi. On examination, she had diffuse…

gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms of Volvulus are: abdominal tenderness, dark/bloody stool, constipation, distended abdomen, pain in abdomen, and nausea/vomiting. Volvulus usually occours to infants usually during the first year of life. The patient is a 10 month old, female, this coresponds with the diagnosis of Volvulus as Volvulus uasially occours during the first year of life. The patient also came in pulling her knees to her chest, showing that abominal pain was present which is a symptom…

Patient Initials: XY Age: 60 Sex: M SUBJECTIVE DATA: Client Complaints: Acute abdominal pain after eating with nausea HPI: The patient came in with complaints of acute abdominal pain. He verbalized that his acute onset of abdominal pain started last evening after eating. He is also experiencing a gnawing hunger pain in the umbilical area. He also feels nauseous but no vomiting. He felt warm and sweaty last night that he believed he may have had a fever. His symptoms subsided after he sat…

(diverticula) in your colon. These pouches form when you have a condition called diverticulosis. Your colon, or large intestine, is where water is absorbed and stool is formed. Complications of diverticulitis can include: Bleeding. Severe infection. Severe pain. Perforation of your colon. Obstruction of your colon. What are the causes? This condition is caused by bacteria. It happens when stool becomes trapped in the diverticula. This allows bacteria to grow in the diverticula, which can lead to…

People often take painkillers or different forms of medicine for stomach aches. However, when a person feels severe or chronic pain in their abdominal area, is experiencing continuous headaches, and feels nauseous with a rapid pulse, it is advised that they go to the hospital or visit the emergency room immediately. One of the diseases that the person might have based on the above symptoms is Pancreatitis. What Is Pancreatitis? The Pancreas is a large gland located behind the stomach and…

Intussusception is an important cause of acute abdomen in the pediatric emergency department. Children between the age group 6 months to 3 years of age present with recent onset of pain abdomen and vomiting (1). Intussusception was considered adverse prognosis previously with fatal outcomes in the past. Prompt diagnosis and effective treatment has lead to better management in the present time (2). In this article, we review the role of ultrasound (US) in the diagnosis of intussusception and its…

indigestion and abdominal pains. She describes the pain as dull and constant that emanates from the upper right quadrant of the abdomen. The pain, she says began three days ago, and has been progressing significantly such that the last two evenings she has not been able to sleep at all. At times, she says the pain extends to the right arm and shoulder and that she has been vomiting and has had severe nausea especially after meals. She feels excess gas and significant bloating while rating her…

Who is affected? “Crohn’s Disease can affect as many as 780,000 Americans, and is most likely to affect both men and women. While Crohn’s Disease can happen at any age, the disease is more common with adolescents and young adults between the ages of 15 and 35” (Crohn’s & Colitis, n.d.). Although it can affect anyone, Crohn’s tends to affect people of different ethnic groups such as “African-Americans, Caucasians, and Jewish people of European descent than Asians and Latinos” (Crohn’s & Colitis,…

An eighty-five year old female came in with lower abdominal pain that had persisted for a few days. This patient has a history of hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), dyslipidemia, glaucoma, deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis, and is a former smoker that quit 10 years ago. She has not been diagnosed with COPD or any other respiratory problems and had not had any significant surgeries. When she came into the emergency department her vitals were as follows: blood pressure 121/57,…