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== | ==Definitions== | ||
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| '''Acute abdominal pain'''|| Severe, persistent abdominal pain of sudden onset that is likely to require surgical intervention to treat its cause. Duration of less than several days. | |||
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| '''Acute abdomen'''|| (also known as '''surgical abdomen''') It is defined as a sudden, abrupt onset of severe localized or generalized abdominal pain with abdominal rigidity.<ref>{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = ICD-10 Version:2010 | url = http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/browse/2010/en#/R10.0 | publisher = | date = }}</ref> It is less than 24 hours in duration and requires urgent evaluation and diagnosis because it may indicate a need for immediate surgical intervention.<ref name="isbn0-8036-2977-X">{{cite book | author = Venes, Donald | authorlink = | editor = | others = | title = Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Thumb-indexed Version) (Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Thumb Index Version)) | edition = | language = | publisher = F.A. Davis Company | location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2013 | origyear = | pages = | quote = | isbn = 0-8036-2977-X | oclc = | doi = | url = | accessdate = }}</ref> | |||
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| '''Subacute abdominal pain'''|| It's a type of abdominal pain that has a duration of more than several days but less than six months. | |||
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| '''Chronic abdominal pain'''|| It has a duration of more than six months, either constantly or intermittently.<ref name="isbn1-4160-6189-4">{{cite book | author = Lawrence S. Cohen MD; Mark W. Green MD | authorlink = | editor = | others = | title = Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease- 2 Volume Set: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management, Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced ... & Liver Disease (Sleisinger/Fordtran)) | edition = | language = | publisher = Saunders | location = Philadelphia | year = 2010 | origyear = | pages = | quote = | isbn = 1-4160-6189-4 | oclc = | doi = | url = | accessdate = }}</ref> | |||
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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | |||
* [[Abdominal aortic aneurysm]] | |||
* [[Acute bowel obstruction]] | |||
* [[DKA]] | |||
* [[Ectopic pregnancy]] | |||
* [[Mesenteric ischemia]] | |||
* [[Myocardial infarction]] | |||
* Perforated viscus (including [[peptic ulcer]], bowel, esophagus, or appendix) | |||
* [[Placental abruption]] | |||
* [[Splenic rupture]] (It is usually secondary to trauma, [[EBV]] or [[leukemia]]) | |||
* [[Volvulus]] | |||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
*[[Acute pancreatitis]] | |||
*Adnexal pathology (cyst or tumor that caused torsion, bleeding or rupture) | |||
*[[Appendicitis]] | |||
*Biliary disease ([[Acute cholecystitis]]) | |||
*[[Bladder distension]] | |||
*Chronic [[heroin]] or [[morphine]] use | |||
*[[Crohn's disease]] | |||
*[[Diverticulitis]] | |||
*[[Dyspepsia]] | |||
*[[Endometriosis]] | |||
*[[Endometritis]] | |||
*[[Hemophilia]] | |||
*[[Hiatus hernia]] | |||
*High dose [[steroids]] | |||
*[[HIV infection]] (affecting the GI and hepatobiliary systems) | |||
*[[Kidney stones]] | |||
*[[Mesenteric infarction]] | |||
*[[Pelvic inflammatory disease]] | |||
*[[Peritonitis]] | |||
*[[Sickle cell disease]] (as a part of vasoocclusive crisis) | |||
*[[Splenic abscess]] | |||
*[[Splenic infarction]] | |||
*[[Ulcerative colitis]] | |||
===Common extraabdominal diseases=== | |||
*[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]] | |||
*[[Alcoholic ketoacidosis]] | |||
*[[Pneumonia]] (involving the lower lobes) | |||
*[[Pulmonary embolus]] | |||
*[[Herpes zoster]] | |||
==Management== | ==Management== |
Latest revision as of 20:45, 3 March 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2], Amr Marawan, M.D. [3]
Definitions
Terms | Definitions |
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Acute abdominal pain | Severe, persistent abdominal pain of sudden onset that is likely to require surgical intervention to treat its cause. Duration of less than several days. |
Acute abdomen | (also known as surgical abdomen) It is defined as a sudden, abrupt onset of severe localized or generalized abdominal pain with abdominal rigidity.[1] It is less than 24 hours in duration and requires urgent evaluation and diagnosis because it may indicate a need for immediate surgical intervention.[2] |
Subacute abdominal pain | It's a type of abdominal pain that has a duration of more than several days but less than six months. |
Chronic abdominal pain | It has a duration of more than six months, either constantly or intermittently.[3] |
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Acute bowel obstruction
- DKA
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Myocardial infarction
- Perforated viscus (including peptic ulcer, bowel, esophagus, or appendix)
- Placental abruption
- Splenic rupture (It is usually secondary to trauma, EBV or leukemia)
- Volvulus
Common Causes
- Acute pancreatitis
- Adnexal pathology (cyst or tumor that caused torsion, bleeding or rupture)
- Appendicitis
- Biliary disease (Acute cholecystitis)
- Bladder distension
- Chronic heroin or morphine use
- Crohn's disease
- Diverticulitis
- Dyspepsia
- Endometriosis
- Endometritis
- Hemophilia
- Hiatus hernia
- High dose steroids
- HIV infection (affecting the GI and hepatobiliary systems)
- Kidney stones
- Mesenteric infarction
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Peritonitis
- Sickle cell disease (as a part of vasoocclusive crisis)
- Splenic abscess
- Splenic infarction
- Ulcerative colitis
Common extraabdominal diseases
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Alcoholic ketoacidosis
- Pneumonia (involving the lower lobes)
- Pulmonary embolus
- Herpes zoster
Management
Do's
Don'ts
References
- ↑ "ICD-10 Version:2010".
- ↑ Venes, Donald (2013). Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Thumb-indexed Version) (Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (Thumb Index Version)). Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company. ISBN 0-8036-2977-X.
- ↑ Lawrence S. Cohen MD; Mark W. Green MD (2010). Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease- 2 Volume Set: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management, Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced ... & Liver Disease (Sleisinger/Fordtran)). Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-6189-4.