Differential diagnoses : can be structured according to anatomy or aetiology.
Anatomy:
RUQ pain - right lower lobe pneumonia, hepatitis, hepatic abscess, hepatoma, biliary colic, cholangitis, acute cholecystitis, pyelonephritis, renal colic, renal infarction, retrocaecal appendicitis.
Epigastric pain - oesophagitis, gastritis, gastric ulcer,duodenal ulcer, pancreatitis.
LUQ pain - left lower lobe pneumonia, splenic rupture/infarction, pyelonephritis, renal colic/infarction.
Central abd pain - AAA, intussusception, bowel obstruction, enteritis
RIF pain - renal colic, UTI, Crohn's disease, acute appendicitis, perforated caecal carcinoma, caecal volvulus, ovarian cyst, salpingitis, ectopic pregnancy.
Suprapubic pain - uterine fibroid, cystitis.
LIF pain - renal colic, UTI, diverticulitis, sigmoid volvolus, ovarian cyst, salpingitis, ectopic pregnancy.
According to aetiology : infective, inflammatory, neoplastic, traumatic, iatrogenic, idiopathic, congenital, metabolic, autoimmune bla bla bla
Colitis:
1. Infective - c.difficile
2. Inflammatory - IBD
3. Ischaemic -MI
Alamak, kad birthday YB tak hantar lagi...
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