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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
'''''Conditions that may cause death or permanent disability within the next 24 hours''''' | |||
*[[Adrenal insufficiency]] | *[[Adrenal insufficiency]] | ||
*[[Appendicitis]] | *[[Appendicitis]] | ||
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*[[Herpes zoster]] | *[[Herpes zoster]] | ||
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*[[Ileus]] | *[[Ileus]] | ||
*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]] | *[[Inflammatory bowel disease]] | ||
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*[[Necrotizing enterocolitis]] | *[[Necrotizing enterocolitis]] | ||
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*[[Ogilvie syndrome]] | *[[Ogilvie syndrome]] | ||
*[[Pelvic inflammatory disease]] | *[[Pelvic inflammatory disease]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Gastroenterology]] | [[Category:Gastroenterology]] | ||
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[[Category:Medicine]] | [[Category:Medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Primary care]] | [[Category:Primary care]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Diffuse abdominal pain should be aggressively evaluated for a surgical abdomen since it often denotes a potentially life-threatening etiology.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Conditions that may cause death or permanent disability within the next 24 hours
- Adrenal insufficiency
- Appendicitis
- Gastrointestinal perforation
- Ischemic colitis
- Ketoacidosis
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Peritonitis
- Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Volvulus
Common Causes
- Gastrointestinal perforation
- Ischemic colitis
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Peritonitis
- Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| Chemical/Poisoning | Lead poisoning |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Narcotic withdrawal |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | Adrenal insufficiency, ketoacidosis |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | Acute pancreatitis, appendicitis, bowel obstruction, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal perforation, ileus, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, ischemic colitis, large bowel obstruction, mesenteric ischemia, necrotizing enterocolitis, Ogilvie syndrome, pelvic inflammatory disease, peritonitis, small bowel obstruction, volvulus |
| Genetic | Familial Mediterranean fever, hereditary angioedema, porphyria |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | Malaria, herpes zoster |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | Endometriosis |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | Uremia |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | Lupus mesenteric vasculitis |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | Retroperitoneal fibrosis, spider bite |