Acute Abdomen - an Overview. Diagnostic procedures and treatment modalities of the 'acute abdomen' show a need for interdisciplinary strategies. This article is a survey on important features of this problem. Currently, when trying to solve the problem of acute abdomen, special attendance is on ...
Much of the literature on the evaluation and treatment of acute abdomen has been written about adult patients, but many of the same principles apply to infants and children. The differential diagnosis, however, must be modified to reflect the diseases that are more frequently inflicting young patie...
Role of modified Alvarado scoring system and USG abdomen in acute appendicitis: an overview In Reply We appreciate the attention, comments, and questions on our article in JAMA Pediatrics. Regarding Bonadio's first question, we would agree that criteria for adults are not always applicable for chi...
Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain Peter R. McNally DO, James E. Cremins MD, in GI/Liver Secrets (Fourth Edition), 2010 1 Provide a useful clinical definition of an acute abdomen This clinical scenario is characterized by severe pain, often of rapid onset, that prevents bodily movement. When...
In the United States, ~100,000 patients are hospitalized annually for cardiogenic shock with 27–51% mortality. Similarly, ~356,000 patients develop out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) annually with 90% mortality. In the last few decades, several acut
Retroperitoneum can be the origin of a wide variety of pathologic conditions and potential space for disease spread to other compartments of the abdomen and pelvis. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are often the initial imaging modalities to evaluate the retroperitoneal pa...
Sudden (acute) inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) Sometimes, disorders outside the abdomen cause abdominal pain. Examples include heart attack, pneumonia, and twisting of a testis (testicular torsion). Less common problems outside the abdomen that cause abdominal pain include diabetic k...
Patients can present with abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation or acute abdomen due to perforation of an ulcer. To distinguish clinical symptoms of intestinal BD from inflam- matory bowel disease may be difficult. Some colonoscopy and histopathological findings may help for differentiating the two ...
This is helpful in determining the organ of origin and can distinguish between cystic, solid, or hemorrhagic components. If the diagnosis is not clear after ultrasound, a computed tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen will be more specific for abdominal tumors. It is a better modality to define...
Acute poisoning induces vomiting, weakness, coma, and mortality [36]. Cerpegin, a furopyridine alkaloid isolated from the chloroform extract of Ceropegia juncea (Apocynaceae) was found to be toxic at doses above 400 mg/kg and the mice showed excitation, irritability, convulsions and respiratory ...