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===Life Threatening Causes===
===Life Threatening Causes===
*[[Adrenal hemorrhage]]
*[[Gall bladder rupture]]
*[[Gangrenous cholecystitis]]
*[[Ischemic colitis]]
*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
*[[Ruptured peptic ulcer]]
*[[Toxins]]


===Common Causes===
===Common Causes===
*[[Budd-Chiari syndrome]] ([[Budd-Chiari syndrome|hepatic vein obstruction]])
*[[Cholangitis]]
*[[Cholecystitis]]
*[[Cholecystitis]]
*[[Choledocholithiasis]]
*[[Choledocholithiasis]]
*[[Liver abscess|Hepatic abscess]]
*[[Liver abscess|Hepatic abscess]]
*[[Liver tumor|Hepatic tumor]]
*[[Hepatitis]]
*[[Hepatitis]]
*[[Hepatomegaly]]
*[[Ileus]]
*[[Invagination]]
*[[Mesenteric infarction]]
*Mesogastrium
*[[Pancreatitis]]
*[[Pancreatitis]]
*[[Peptic ulcer]]
*[[Peptic ulcer disease]]
*[[Pleuritis]]
*[[Pleuritis]]
*[[Pulmonary infarction]]
*[[Pneumonia]]
*[[Renal colic|Renal pain]]
*[[Renal colic]]
*[[volvulus|Sigmoid volvulus]]


===Causes by Organ System===
===Causes by Organ System===
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|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes
|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Congestive heart failure]], [[ischemic colitis]],  [[myocarditis]],  [[veno-occlusive disease]]
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| '''Dermatologic'''
| '''Dermatologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Herpes zoster]],  [[polymyositis]]
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| '''Drug Side Effect'''
| '''Drug Side Effect'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Cholecystitis ]],  [[duodenal ulcer]]
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| '''Endocrine'''
| '''Endocrine'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Addisonian crisis]],  [[adrenal hemorrhage]],  [[adrenal tuberculosis]],  [[constipation]],  [[pheochromocytoma]]
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
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| '''Environmental'''
| '''Environmental'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Heat stroke]]
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
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| '''Gastroenterologic'''
| '''Gastroenterologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute cholecystitis]], [[acute fatty liver]],  [[acute hepatitis]],  [[acute pancreatitis]],  [[ascending cholangitis]],  [[ascending retrocecal appendicitis]],  [[atypical acute appendicitis]],  [[biliary colic]],  [[biliary dyskinesia]],  [[budd-chiari syndrome]],  [[cholecystitis]],  [[choledocholithiasis]],  [[colitis]],  [[congestive heart failure]],  [[constipation]],  [[Crohn's disease]],  [[diverticulosis]],  [[duodenal ulcer]],  [[dyspepsia]],  [[gallstone disease]],  [[gallstone pancreatitis]],  [[gangrenous cholecystitis]],  [[gastroenteritis]],  [[hepatic abscess]],  [[hepatic flexure carcinoma]],  [[hepatic tumor]],  [[hepatomegaly]],  [[HIV]],  [[inflammatory hepatomegaly]],  [[irritable bowel syndrome]],  [[ischemic colitis]],  [[peptic ulcer disease]],  [[perihepatitis]],  [[seizures]],  [[sepsis]],  [[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]]
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| '''Hematologic'''
| '''Hematologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Budd-chiari syndrome]], [[choledocholithiasis]],  [[hemoglobinopathies]],  [[sickle cell disease]],  [[veno-occlusive disease]]
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| '''Iatrogenic'''
| '''Iatrogenic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Partial hepatectomy]]
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| '''Infectious Disease'''
| '''Infectious Disease'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute hepatitis]], [[adrenal hemorrhage]],  [[adrenal tuberculosis]],  [[ascending cholangitis]],  [[colitis]],  [[duodenal ulcer]],  [[Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome]],  [[gastroenteritis]],  [[hepatic abscess]],  [[herpes zoster]],  [[HIV]],  [[pelvic inflammatory disease]],  [[perihepatitis]],  [[pyelonephritis]],  [[sepsis]],  [[subdiaphragmatic abscess]]
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| '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic'''
| '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Abdominal wall pain]], [[painful rib syndrome]],  [[polymyositis]]
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| '''Neurologic'''
| '''Neurologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Seizures]]
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| '''Nutritional/Metabolic'''
| '''Nutritional/Metabolic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Choledocholithiasis]], [[constipation]],  [[diabetic ketoacidosis]]
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
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| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic'''
| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acute fatty liver]], [[eclampsia]],  [[HELLP syndrome]],  [[pelvic inflammatory disease]],  [[preeclampsia]]
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| '''Oncologic'''
| '''Oncologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Hepatic flexure carcinoma]], [[hepatic tumor]],  [[Kaposis sarcoma]],  [[malignant infiltration of liver]],  [[metastatic infiltration of right adrenal gland]],  [[pheochromocytoma]],  [[renal carcinoma]],  [[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]]
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| '''Overdose/Toxicity'''
| '''Overdose/Toxicity'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
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| '''Psychiatric'''
| '''Psychiatric'''
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| '''Pulmonary'''
| '''Pulmonary'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Empyema]], [[pleural effusion]],  [[pleurisy]],  [[pleuritis]],  [[pneumonia]],  [[pulmonary embolism]],  [[pulmonary infarction]]
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| '''Renal/Electrolyte'''
| '''Renal/Electrolyte'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Glomerulonephritis]], [[hydronephrosis]],  [[pyelonephritis]],  [[renal carcinoma]],  [[renal colic]],  [[renal cyst]]
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| '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy'''
| '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Addisonian crisis]], [[glomerulonephritis]],  [[polymyositis]]
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| '''Trauma'''
| '''Trauma'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Adrenal hemorrhage]], [[collisions]],  [[falls]],  [[gall bladder rupture]],  [[solid organ laceration or perforated viscus]]
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| '''Miscellaneous'''
| '''Miscellaneous'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Heavy exercise]]
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*[[Gallstone disease]]
*[[Gallstone disease]]
*[[Gallstone pancreatitis]]
*[[Gallstone pancreatitis]]
*[[Gangrenous cholecystitis]]
*[[Gastroenteritis]]
*[[Gastroenteritis]]
*[[Glomerulonephritis]]
*[[Glomerulonephritis]]
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*[[Kaposis sarcoma]]
*[[Kaposis sarcoma]]
*[[Malignant infiltration of liver]]
*[[Malignant infiltration of liver]]
*[[Metastatic infiltration of adrenal gland]]
*[[Metastatic infiltration of right adrenal gland]]
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*[[Myocarditis]]
*[[Myocarditis]]
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*[[Painful rib syndrome]]
*[[Painful rib syndrome]]
*[[Partial hepatectomy]]
*[[Partial hepatectomy]]
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Cardiovascular Congestive heart failure, ischemic colitis, myocarditis, veno-occlusive disease
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic Herpes zoster, polymyositis
Drug Side Effect Cholecystitis , duodenal ulcer
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Addisonian crisis, adrenal hemorrhage, adrenal tuberculosis, constipation, pheochromocytoma
Environmental Heat stroke
Gastroenterologic Acute cholecystitis, acute fatty liver, acute hepatitis, acute pancreatitis, ascending cholangitis, ascending retrocecal appendicitis, atypical acute appendicitis, biliary colic, biliary dyskinesia, budd-chiari syndrome, cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, colitis, congestive heart failure, constipation, Crohn's disease, diverticulosis, duodenal ulcer, dyspepsia, gallstone disease, gallstone pancreatitis, gangrenous cholecystitis, gastroenteritis, hepatic abscess, hepatic flexure carcinoma, hepatic tumor, hepatomegaly, HIV, inflammatory hepatomegaly, irritable bowel syndrome, ischemic colitis, peptic ulcer disease, perihepatitis, seizures, sepsis, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic Budd-chiari syndrome, choledocholithiasis, hemoglobinopathies, sickle cell disease, veno-occlusive disease
Iatrogenic Partial hepatectomy
Infectious Disease Acute hepatitis, adrenal hemorrhage, adrenal tuberculosis, ascending cholangitis, colitis, duodenal ulcer, Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, gastroenteritis, hepatic abscess, herpes zoster, HIV, pelvic inflammatory disease, perihepatitis, pyelonephritis, sepsis, subdiaphragmatic abscess
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Abdominal wall pain, painful rib syndrome, polymyositis
Neurologic Seizures
Nutritional/Metabolic Choledocholithiasis, constipation, diabetic ketoacidosis
Obstetric/Gynecologic Acute fatty liver, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, pelvic inflammatory disease, preeclampsia
Oncologic Hepatic flexure carcinoma, hepatic tumor, Kaposis sarcoma, malignant infiltration of liver, metastatic infiltration of right adrenal gland, pheochromocytoma, renal carcinoma, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary Empyema, pleural effusion, pleurisy, pleuritis, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary infarction
Renal/Electrolyte Glomerulonephritis, hydronephrosis, pyelonephritis, renal carcinoma, renal colic, renal cyst
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Addisonian crisis, glomerulonephritis, polymyositis
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma Adrenal hemorrhage, collisions, falls, gall bladder rupture, solid organ laceration or perforated viscus
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous Heavy exercise

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