Conditions in the abdomen can present as pain referred to the chest, especially if there is inflammation along with the diaphragm. Inflammation of the stomach, spleen, liver, or gallbladder can initially present with nonspecific pain complaints that may be associated with vague chest discomfort. Phy...
You may have pain in one area of your abdomen, or in your entire abdomen. Your pain may be caused by a condition such as constipation, food sensitivity or poisoning, infection, or a blockage. Abdominal pain can also be from a hernia, appendicitis, or an ulcer. Liver, gallbladder, or ...
Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease, meaning it can affect the entire body. In addition to the joints and muscles, RA can cause problems in many other areas of the body: Eyes and mouth: inflammation of the glands in the eyes and mouth causes dryness, and an autoimmune disease of th...
Pain in only one leg would tend to be due to local problems and not necessarily due to a systemic (involving the entire body) illness. The presumption would be that such an illness would affect both legs. This is not necessarily always true. For example, gout (a defect in the body's ...
pain in the upper abdomen or flank. The phrenic nerve innervates the central part of the diaphragm, so inflammation here can manifest as pain in the neck and top of the shoulder.1The diaphragm also can be irritated by inflammatory processes in the upper abdomen, i.e., pancreatitis,...
Lower abdominal pain in women or Pelvic Pain The entire upper body rests on the pelvis. Stresses are radiated through the vertebral column, the abominal musculature, and the abdominal organs. For this reason, the diagnosis of pelvicpaincan be elusive. Irritable Bowel Syndrome can cause the same...
pain in certain parts of the skin, the so-called Zakhar’in-Head zones (for example, in the left arm or shoulder blade in heart diseases). Stubborn and persistent pain often disturbs the functioning of individual organs, physiological systems, or the entire body and causes pathological phenomena...
it can progress to peptic ulcer disease. A peptic ulcer, or ulcer in the far end of the stomach or close (proximal) end of the small intestine, can perforate, leading to severe pain, bleeding, shock, and peritonitis, or an infection of the entire abdomen. This is a surgical emergency....
• Pain or discomfort and be felt in the perineum, lower abdomen (on one side or another or in the middle), tailbone, low back, above the pubic bone as well as up inside the pelvis • Pain or discomfort if often exacerbated during/after sex, sitting or with stress, after a long...
The safety and the possibility of a systematic cross-sectional evaluation of the entire abdomen have been important reasons for the use of magnetic resonance imaging in pregnancy with intractable pain. Laparoscopic surgery when appropriate is now proving to be as safe as open surgery in pregnancy. ...