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==Overview==
==Overview==
Diffuse abdominal pain should be aggressively evaluated for a surgical abdomen.
Diffuse abdominal pain should be aggressively evaluated for a surgical abdomen since it often denotes a potentially life-threatening etiology.


==Causes==
==Causes==
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===Common Causes===
===Common Causes===
*[[Acute pancreatitis]]
*[[Appendicitis]]
*[[Gastroenteritis]]
*[[Gastrointestinal perforation]]
*[[Gastrointestinal perforation]]
*[[Ileus]]
*[[Ischemic colitis]]
*[[Ischemic colitis]]
*[[Large bowel obstruction]]
*[[Mesenteric ischemia]]
*[[Mesenteric ischemia]]
*[[Necrotizing enterocolitis]]
*[[Ogilvie syndrome]]
*[[Peritonitis]]
*[[Peritonitis]]
*[[Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm]]
*[[Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm]]
*[[Small bowel obstruction]]


===Causes by Organ System===
===Causes by Organ System===
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| '''Gastroenterologic'''
| '''Gastroenterologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute pancreatitis]], [[appendicitis]], [[bowel obstruction]], [[gastroenteritis]], [[gastrointestinal perforation]], [[ileus]], [[irritable bowel syndrome]], [[ischemic colitis]], [[large bowel obstruction]], [[mesenteric ischemia]], [[necrotizing enterocolitis]], [[Ogilvie syndrome]], [[peritonitis]], [[small bowel obstruction]]
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| '''Genetic'''
| '''Genetic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Familial Mediterranean fever]]
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| '''Infectious Disease'''
| '''Infectious Disease'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Malaria]]
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| '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy'''
| '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Lupus mesenteric vasculitis]]
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*[[Acute pancreatitis]]
*[[Appendicitis]]
*[[Bowel obstruction]]
*[[Familial Mediterranean fever]]
*[[Gastroenteritis]]
*[[Gastrointestinal perforation]]
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*[[Ileus]]
*[[Irritable bowel syndrome]]
*[[Ischemic colitis]]
*[[Large bowel obstruction]]
* [[Lupus mesenteric vasculitis]]
*[[Malaria]]
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*[[Mesenteric ischemia]]
*[[Necrotizing enterocolitis]]
*[[Ogilvie syndrome]]
*[[Peritonitis]]
*[[Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm]]
*[[Small bowel obstruction]]
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Diffuse abdominal pain should be aggressively evaluated for a surgical abdomen since it often denotes a potentially life-threatening etiology.

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Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine No underlying causes
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic Acute pancreatitis, appendicitis, bowel obstruction, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal perforation, ileus, irritable bowel syndrome, ischemic colitis, large bowel obstruction, mesenteric ischemia, necrotizing enterocolitis, Ogilvie syndrome, peritonitis, small bowel obstruction
Genetic Familial Mediterranean fever
Hematologic No underlying causes
Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease Malaria
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic No underlying causes
Neurologic No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Lupus mesenteric vasculitis
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma No underlying causes
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous No underlying causes

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