Abdominal Pain



Abdominal Pain



































Location


Differential Diagnosis


Left upper quadrant


Splenic disease
Myocardial infarction
Dissecting aortic aneurysm
Pneumonia
Pyelonephritis
Nephrolithiasis
Pancreatitis
Hiatal hernia
Peptic ulcer disease
Mallory-Weiss tear


Epigastrium


Peptic ulcer disease
Esophagitis
Myocardial infarction
Pericarditis
Pneumonia
Pancreatitis
Cholecystitis
Perforation/obstruction


Right upper quadrant


Hepatitis
Hepatic tumor
Cholelithiasis
Cholecystitis
Cholangitis
Pyelonephritis
Nephrolithiasis
Pneumonia
Pulmonary embolism/infarction


Periumbilical


Gastroenteritis
Appendicitis
Pancreatitis
Intestinal ischemia/infarction
Intestinal obstruction


Left lower quadrant


Diverticulitis
Colon cancer
Urinary tract infection
Nephrolithiasis
Pyelonephritis
Irritable bowel syndrome
Gynecologic causes (ectopic pregnancy, pelvic inflammatory disease, mittelschmerz, ovarian cyst, fibroids, endometriosis, tumor, torsion)
Inguinal hernia
Psoas abscess


Hypogastrium


Ectopic pregnancy
Ovarian torsion
Pelvic inflammatory disease


Right lower quadrant


Same as for left lower quadrant plus




Appendicitis
Diverticulitis
Meckel’s diverticulum
Intussusception

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Jul 26, 2016 | Posted by in PSYCHIATRY | Comments Off on Abdominal Pain

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