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<span style="font-size:85%">'''Abbreviations:'''
<span style="font-size:85%">'''Abbreviations:'''
'''[[RUQ]]'''= Right upper quadrant of the abdomen, '''LUQ'''= Left upper quadrant, '''LLQ'''= Left lower quadrant, '''RLQ'''= Right lower quadrant, '''LFT'''= Liver function test, SIRS= [[Systemic inflammatory response syndrome]], '''[[ERCP]]'''= [[Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography]], '''IV'''= Intravenous, '''N'''= Normal, '''AMA'''= Anti mitochondrial antibodies, '''[[LDH]]'''= [[Lactate dehydrogenase]], '''GI'''= Gastrointestinal, '''CXR'''= Chest X ray, '''IgA'''= [[Immunoglobulin A]], '''IgG'''= [[Immunoglobulin G]], '''IgM'''= [[Immunoglobulin M]], '''CT'''= [[Computed tomography]], '''[[PMN]]'''= Polymorphonuclear cells, '''[[ESR]]'''= [[Erythrocyte sedimentation rate]], '''[[CRP]]'''= [[C-reactive protein]], TS= [[Transferrin saturation]], SF= Serum [[Ferritin]], SMA= [[Superior mesenteric artery]], SMV= [[Superior mesenteric vein]], ECG= [[Electrocardiogram]]</span>
'''[[RUQ]]'''= Right upper quadrant of the abdomen, '''LUQ'''= Left upper quadrant, '''LLQ'''= Left lower quadrant, '''RLQ'''= Right lower quadrant, '''LFT'''= Liver function test, SIRS= [[Systemic inflammatory response syndrome]], '''[[ERCP]]'''= [[Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography]], '''IV'''= Intravenous, '''N'''= Normal, '''AMA'''= Anti mitochondrial antibodies, '''[[LDH]]'''= [[Lactate dehydrogenase]], '''GI'''= Gastrointestinal, '''CXR'''= Chest X ray, '''IgA'''= [[Immunoglobulin A]], '''IgG'''= [[Immunoglobulin G]], '''IgM'''= [[Immunoglobulin M]], '''CT'''= [[Computed tomography]], '''[[PMN]]'''= Polymorphonuclear cells, '''[[ESR]]'''= [[Erythrocyte sedimentation rate]], '''[[CRP]]'''= [[C-reactive protein]], TS= [[Transferrin saturation]], SF= Serum [[Ferritin]], SMA= [[Superior mesenteric artery]], SMV= [[Superior mesenteric vein]], ECG= [[Electrocardiogram]]</span>
 
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! colspan="3" rowspan="3" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Classification of pain in the abdomen based on etiology
! rowspan="3" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Disease
! rowspan="3" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Disease
| colspan="13" rowspan="1" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |'''Clinical manifestations'''
| colspan="13" rowspan="1" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |'''Clinical manifestations'''
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! rowspan="55" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Abdominal causes
! rowspan="40" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Inflammatory causes
! rowspan="10" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Pancreato-biliary disorders
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Acute suppurative cholangitis
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Acute suppurative cholangitis
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* Septic shock occurs with features of [[SIRS]]
* Septic shock occurs with features of [[SIRS]]
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| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" | [[Cholangitis|Acute cholangitis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | [[RUQ]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |N
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* Abnormal [[LFT]]
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* Ultrasound shows [[biliary]] dilatation/stents/tumor
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* Biliary drainage ([[Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography|ERCP]]) + IV antibiotics
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| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" | [[Acute cholecystitis|Acute cholecystitis]]
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" | [[Acute cholecystitis|Acute cholecystitis]]
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! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Imaging
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Comments
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Comments
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| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Primary biliary cirrhosis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |[[RUQ]]/[[Epigastric]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |N
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* Increased AMA level, abnormal [[LFTs]]
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* ERCP
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* Pruritis
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| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Primary sclerosing cholangitis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |[[RUQ]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |N
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* Increased liver enzymes
* Increased [[IgM]], [[IgG]]4
* [[Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody]] ([[p-ANCA]])
* [[Anti-nuclear antibody]] ([[ANA]])
* [[Anti-smooth muscle antibody]] (Anti-Sm)
* Anti-endothelial antibody
* Anti-cardiolipin antibody
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |ERCP and MRCP shows
* Multiple segmental [[strictures]]
* Mural irregularities
* [[Biliary]] dilatation and diverticula
* Distortion of biliary tree
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* The risk of [[cholangiocarcinoma]] in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis is 400 times higher than the risk in the general population.
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| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Cholelithiasis]]
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Cholelithiasis]]
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* Fatty food intolerance
* Fatty food intolerance
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! colspan="1" rowspan="8" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" | Gastric causes
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" | [[Peptic Ulcer Disease|Peptic ulcer disease]]
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" | [[Peptic Ulcer Disease|Peptic ulcer disease]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |Diffuse
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |Diffuse
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* Upper GI [[endoscopy]] for diagnosis
* Upper GI [[endoscopy]] for diagnosis
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! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Disease
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Abdominal Pain
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Fever
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Rigors and chills
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Nausea or vomiting
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Jaundice
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Constipation
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Diarrhea
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Weight loss
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |GI bleeding
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Hypo-
tension
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Guarding
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Rebound Tenderness
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Bowel sounds
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Lab Findings
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Imaging
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Comments
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Gastritis|Gastritis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Gastritis|Gastritis]]
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*Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
*Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
*Full thickness gastric and small intestinal biopsy
*Full thickness gastric and small intestinal biopsy
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Gastrointestinal perforation]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |Diffuse
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |Hyperactive/hypoactive
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* WBC> 10,000
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* Air under [[diaphragm]] in upright [[CXR]]
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* [[Hamman's sign]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Dumping syndrome]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Dumping syndrome]]
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* Postgastrectomy
* Postgastrectomy
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! rowspan="13" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Intestinal causes
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Disease
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Disease
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Abdominal Pain
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Abdominal Pain
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* History of [[constipation]]
* History of [[constipation]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Inflammatory bowel disease]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |Diffuse
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |Normal or hyperactive
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* [[Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody]] ([[P-ANCA]]) in [[Ulcerative colitis]]
* [[Anti saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies]] (ASCA) in [[Crohn's disease]]
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* [[String sign]] on [[abdominal x-ray]] in [[Crohn's disease]]
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Extra intestinal findings:
* [[Uveitis]]
* [[Arthritis]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Irritable bowel syndrome]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |Diffuse
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |Normal
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |Symptomatic treatment
* High [[dietary fiber]]
* [[Osmotic]] [[laxatives]]
* [[Antispasmodic]] drugs
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Whipple's disease]]
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* [[Thrombocytopenia]]
* [[Hypoalbuminemia]]
* [[Small intestinal]] [[biopsy]] for [[Tropheryma whipplei]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |[[Whipple's disease other diagnostic studies|Endoscopy]] is used to confirm diagnosis.
Images used to find complications
*[[Whipple's disease x ray|Chest and joint x-ray]]
*[[Whipple's disease CT|CT]]
*[[Whipple's disease MRI|MRI]]
*[[Whipple's disease ultrasound|Echocardiography]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |Extra intestinal findings:
* [[Uveitis]]
* [[Endocarditis]]
* [[Encephalitis]]
* [[Dementia]]
* [[Hepatosplenomegaly]]
* [[Arthritis]]
* [[Ascites]]
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! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Abdominal Pain
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Fever
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Rigors and chills
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Nausea or vomiting
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Jaundice
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Constipation
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Diarrhea
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Weight loss
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |GI bleeding
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Hypo-
tension
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Guarding
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Rebound Tenderness
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Bowel sounds
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Lab Findings
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Imaging
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Comments
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Toxic megacolon]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |Hypoactive
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* [[Anemia]]
*[[Leukocytosis]] especially in patients with [[Clostridium difficile infection|''Clostridium difficile'' infection]]
*[[Hypoalbuminemia]]
*[[Metabolic alkalosis]] associated with a poor [[prognosis]]
*[[Metabolic acidosis]] secondary to [[ischemic colitis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |CT and [[Ultrasound]] shows:
*Loss of colonic haustration
*Hypoechoic and thickened bowel walls with irregular internal margins in the [[sigmoid]] and descending colon
*Prominent dilation of the transverse colon (>6 cm)
* Insignificant dilation of ileal bowel loops (diameter >18 mm) with increased intraluminal gas and fluid
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Tropical sprue]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |<nowiki>+</nowiki>
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |N
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* Fat soluble vitamin deficiency
* [[Hypoalbuminemia]]
* Fecal stool test
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |Barium studies:
* Dilation and edema of mucosal folds
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* [[Steatorrhea]]- 10-40 g/day (Normal=5 g/day)
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Celiac disease]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |Diffuse
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | +
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |<nowiki>+</nowiki>
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |Hyperactive
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* [[IgA]] endomysial antibody
* [[IgA]] [[tissue transglutaminase]] antibody
* [[Anti-gliadin antibodies|Anti-gliadin antibody]]
* Small bowel biopsy
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |US:
* Bull’s eye or target pattern
* Pseudokidney sign
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* Gluten allergy
|-
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Infective colitis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Infective colitis]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
|-
|-
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Disease
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Abdominal Pain
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Fever
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Rigors and chills
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Nausea or vomiting
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Jaundice
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Constipation
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Diarrhea
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Weight loss
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |GI bleeding
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Hypo-
tension
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Guarding
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Rebound Tenderness
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Bowel sounds
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Lab Findings
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Imaging
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Comments
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Colon carcinoma
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |Diffuse/localized
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | ±
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | ±
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |<nowiki>+</nowiki>
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | +
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | ±
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* Normal or hyperactive if obstruction present
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* CBC
* Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* Colonoscopy
* Flexible sigmoidoscopy
* Barium enema
* CT colonography 
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* PILLCAM 2: A colon capsule for CRC screening may be used in patients with an incomplete colonoscopy who lacks obstruction
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! rowspan="8" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Hepatic causes
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Hepatitis|Viral hepatitis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Hepatitis|Viral hepatitis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |[[RUQ]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |[[RUQ]]
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* CT
* CT
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Hepatocellular carcinoma]]/Metastasis
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |RUQ
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | +
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | +
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |<nowiki>+</nowiki>
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* Normal
* Hyperactive if obstruction present
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* High levels of [[Alpha-fetoprotein|AFP]] in serum
* Abnormal [[Liver function test|liver function tests]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* US
* CT
* Liver biopsy
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
Other symptoms:
* [[Splenomegaly]]
* [[Variceal bleeding]]
* [[Ascites]]
* [[Spider nevi]]
* [[Asterixis]]
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|-
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Disease
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Disease
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! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Comments
|-
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Budd-Chiari syndrome|Budd-Chiari syndrome]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |[[RUQ]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | ±
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | ±
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | Positive in liver failure leading to varices
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |N
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
*Elevated [[Aspartate aminotransferase|serum aspartate aminotransferase]] and [[alanine aminotransferase]] levels may be more than five times the upper limit of the normal range.
*Elevated serum [[alkaline phosphatase]] and [[Bilirubin|bilirubin levels]], decreased [[Albumin|serum albumin level]].
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
{| style="border: 0px; font-size: 90%; margin: 3px;" align="center"
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |Findings on [[CT scan]] suggestive of Budd-Chiari syndrome include:
*Early enhancement of the [[caudate lobe]] and [[central liver]] around the [[Inferior vena cavae|inferior vena cava]]
*Delayed enhancement of the peripheral [[liver]] with accompanying central low density (flip-flop appearance)
*Peripheral zones of the [[liver]] show reversed [[portal]] [[venous]] [[blood flow]]
*In the [[chronic]] phase, there is [[caudate lobe]] enlargement and [[atrophy]] of the [[Liver|peripheral liver]] in affected areas
|}
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |[[Ascitic tap|Ascitic fluid examination]] shows:
*[[Total protein]] more than 2.5 g per deciliter
*[[White blood cells]] are usually less than 500/μL.
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Hemochromatosis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |RUQ
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | Positive in cirrhotic patients
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |N
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* >60% TS
* >240 μg/L SF
* Raised LFT <br>Hyperglycemia
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* Ultrasound shows evidence of cirrhosis
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |Extra intestinal findings:
* Hyperpigmentation
* Diabetes mellitus
* Arthralgia
* Impotence in males
* Cardiomyopathy
* Atherosclerosis
* Hypopituitarism
* Hypothyroidism
* Extrahepatic cancer
* Prone to specific infections
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Cirrhosis|Cirrhosis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |[[RUQ]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | +
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |<nowiki>+</nowiki>
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | +
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | +
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |N
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* [[Hypoalbuminemia]]
* Prolonged PT
* Abnormal LFTs
* [[Hyponatremia]]
* [[Thrombocytopenia]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |US
* Nodular, shrunken liver
* [[Ascites]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* Stigmata of liver disease
* Cruveilhier- Baumgarten murmur
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! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Disease
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Abdominal Pain
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Fever
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Rigors and chills
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Nausea or vomiting
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Jaundice
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Constipation
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Diarrhea
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Weight loss
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |GI bleeding
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Hypo-
tension
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Guarding
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Rebound Tenderness
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Bowel sounds
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Lab Findings
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Imaging
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Comments
|-
! rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" | Peritoneal causes
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |Diffuse
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | +
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | Positive in cirrhotic patients
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | +
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | ±
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | +
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | +
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |Hypoactive
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* Ascitic fluid [[PMN]]>250 cells/mm<small>³</small>
* Culture: Positive for single organism
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* Ultrasound for evaluation of liver cirrhosis
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
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! colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Renal causes
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Pyelonephritis
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Pyelonephritis
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |Unilateral
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |Unilateral
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* [[Dysuria]]
* [[Dysuria]]
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! colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" | Hollow Viscous Obstruction
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Small bowel obstruction
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Small bowel obstruction
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |Diffuse
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |Diffuse
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! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Comments
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Comments
|-
|-
! rowspan="5" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Vascular Disorders
! rowspan="2" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Ischemic causes
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Mesenteric ischemia]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Mesenteric ischemia]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |Periumbilical
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |Periumbilical
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* May lead to shock
* May lead to shock
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! rowspan="3" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Hemorrhagic causes
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | Diffuse
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | Diffuse
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! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Comments
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Comments
|-
|-
! rowspan="4" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Gynaecological Causes
! rowspan="3" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Tubal causes
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Torsion of the cyst
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Torsion of the cyst
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |RLQ / LLQ
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |RLQ / LLQ
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* Sudden onset & severe pain  
* Sudden onset & severe pain  
|-
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Salpingitis|Acute salpingitis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |RLQ / LLQ
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | +
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | ±
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | ±
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | ±
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |N
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* [[Leukocytosis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* [[Pelvic ultrasound]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
* [[Vaginal discharge]]
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Cyst rupture
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Cyst rupture
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |
|-
|-
! style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Pregnancy
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Ruptured [[ectopic pregnancy]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Ruptured [[ectopic pregnancy]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |RLQ / LLQ
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |RLQ / LLQ
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* Vaginal bleeding
* Vaginal bleeding
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|-
! rowspan="4" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" |Extra-abdominal causes
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Pneumonia]]
! rowspan="3" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |Pulmonary disorders
| colspan="2" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Pleural empyema]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |[[RUQ]]/[[Epigastric]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | +
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | ±
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" | −
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* [[Thoracentesis]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |[[Chest X-ray]]
* Pleural opacity
 
* Localization of effusion
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="left" |Physical examination
* Crackles
* [[Egophony]]
* Increased [[tactile fremitus]]
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| colspan="2" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Pulmonary embolism]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |RUQ/LUQ
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* ABGs
* D-dimer
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* CXR
* V/Q scan
* Spiral [[CT pulmonary angiogram]]
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* Dyspnea
* Tachycardia
* Pleuretic chest pain
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! colspan="2" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Pneumonia]]
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* Cough
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Myocardial Infarction]]
| colspan="2" style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" align="center" |[[Myocardial Infarction]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |[[Epigastric]]
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" align="center" |[[Epigastric]]
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2],Iqra Qamar M.D.[3]

Abbreviations: RUQ= Right upper quadrant of the abdomen, LUQ= Left upper quadrant, LLQ= Left lower quadrant, RLQ= Right lower quadrant, LFT= Liver function test, SIRS= Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, ERCP= Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, IV= Intravenous, N= Normal, AMA= Anti mitochondrial antibodies, LDH= Lactate dehydrogenase, GI= Gastrointestinal, CXR= Chest X ray, IgA= Immunoglobulin A, IgG= Immunoglobulin G, IgM= Immunoglobulin M, CT= Computed tomography, PMN= Polymorphonuclear cells, ESR= Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP= C-reactive protein, TS= Transferrin saturation, SF= Serum Ferritin, SMA= Superior mesenteric artery, SMV= Superior mesenteric vein, ECG= Electrocardiogram

Disease Clinical manifestations Diagnosis Comments
Symptoms Signs
Abdominal Pain Fever Rigors and chills Nausea or vomiting Jaundice Constipation Diarrhea Weight loss GI bleeding Hypo-

tension

Guarding Rebound Tenderness Bowel sounds Lab Findings Imaging
Acute suppurative cholangitis RUQ + + + + + + + N
  • Abnormal LFT
  • WBC >10,000
  • Ultrasound shows biliary dilatation/stents/tumor
  • Septic shock occurs with features of SIRS
Acute cholecystitis RUQ + + + Hypoactive Ultrasound shows:
  • Gallstone
  • Inflammation
Acute pancreatitis Epigastric + + ± ± N
  • Ultrasound shows evidence of inflammation
  • CT scan shows severity of pancreatitis
  • Pain radiation to back
Chronic pancreatitis Epigastric ± ± + + N
  • Increased amylase / lipase
  • Increased stool fat content
  • Pancreatic function test
CT scan
  • Calcification
  • Pseudocyst
  • Dilation of main pancreatic duct
  • Predisposes to pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic carcinoma Epigastric + + + + N

Skin manifestations may include:

Disease Abdominal Pain Fever Rigors and chills Nausea or vomiting Jaundice Constipation Diarrhea Weight loss GI bleeding Hypo-

tension

Guarding Rebound Tenderness Bowel sounds Lab Findings Imaging Comments
Cholelithiasis RUQ/Epigastric ± ± ± Normal to hyperactive for dislodged stone
  • Fatty food intolerance
Peptic ulcer disease Diffuse ± + + Positive if perforated Positive if perforated Positive if perforated N
  • Ascitic fluid
    • LDH > serum LDH
    • Glucose < 50mg/dl
    • Total protein > 1g/dl
Gastritis Epigastric ± + Positive in chronic gastritis + N
Gastroesophageal reflux disease Epigastric ± N N
  • Gastric emptying studies
Gastric outlet obstruction Epigastric ± + Hyperactive
  • Succussion splash
Gastroparesis Epigastric + + ± Hyperactive/hypoactive
  • Hemoglobin
  • Fasting plasma glucose
  • Serum total protein, albumin, thyrotropin (TSH), and an antinuclear antibody (ANA) titer
  • HbA1c
  • Scintigraphic gastric emptying
  • Succussion splash
  • Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
  • Full thickness gastric and small intestinal biopsy
Dumping syndrome Lower and then diffuse + + + + Hyperactive
  • Glucose challenge test
  • Hydrogen breath test
  • Upper GI series
  • Gastric emptying study
  • Postgastrectomy
Disease Abdominal Pain Fever Rigors and chills Nausea or vomiting Jaundice Constipation Diarrhea Weight loss GI bleeding Hypo-

tension

Guarding Rebound Tenderness Bowel sounds Lab Findings Imaging Comments
Acute appendicitis Starts in epigastrium, migrates to RLQ + Positive in pyogenic appendicitis + ± Positive in perforated appendicitis + + Hypoactive
  • Ct scan
  • Ultrasound
  • Positive Rovsing sign
  • Positive Obturator sign
  • Positive Iliopsoas sign
Acute diverticulitis LLQ + ± + + ± + Positive in perforated diverticulitis + + Hypoactive
  • CT scan
  • Ultrasound
Infective colitis Diffuse + ± + + Positive in fulminant colitis ± ± Hyperactive CT scan
  • Bowel wall thickening
  • Edema
Viral hepatitis RUQ + + + Positive in Hep A and E + Positive in fulminant hepatitis Positive in acute + N
  • Abnormal LFTs
  • Viral serology
  • US
  • Hep A and E have fecal-oral route of transmission
  • Hep B and C transmits via blood transfusion and sexual contact.
Liver abscess RUQ + + + + ± + + + ± Normal or hypoactive
  • US
  • CT
Disease Abdominal Pain Fever Rigors and chills Nausea or vomiting Jaundice Constipation Diarrhea Weight loss GI bleeding Hypo-

tension

Guarding Rebound Tenderness Bowel sounds Lab Findings Imaging Comments
Pyelonephritis Unilateral + ± + + Hypoactive
  • Urinalysis
  • Urine culture
  • Blood culture
  • CT
  • MRI
  • CVA tenderness
Renal colic Flank pain + N
  • Ultrasound
  • CT scan
Small bowel obstruction Diffuse + + + + + + ± Hyperactive then absent Abdominal X ray
  • Dilated loops of bowel with air fluid levels
  • Gasless abdomen
  • "Target sign"– , indicative of intussusception
  • Venous cut-off sign" – suggests thrombosis
Volvulus Diffuse - + + Positive in perforated cases + + Hyperactive then absent CT scan and abdominal X ray
  • U shaped sigmoid colon
  • "Whirl sign"
Biliary colic RUQ + + N
  • Ultrasound
Disease Abdominal Pain Fever Rigors and chills Nausea or vomiting Jaundice Constipation Diarrhea Weight loss GI bleeding Hypo-

tension

Guarding Rebound Tenderness Bowel sounds Lab Findings Imaging Comments
Mesenteric ischemia Periumbilical Positive if bowel becomes gangrenous + + + + Positive if bowel becomes gangrenous Positive if bowel becomes gangrenous Hyperactive to absent CT angiography
  • SMA or SMV thrombosis
  • Also known as abdominal angina that worsens with eating
Acute ischemic colitis Diffuse + ± + + + + + + + Hyperactive then absent Abdominal x-ray
  • Distension and pneumatosis

CT scan

  • Double halo appearance, thumbprinting
  • Thickening of bowel
  • May lead to shock
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm Diffuse ± + + + + N
  • Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) 
  • Unstable hemodynamics
Intra-abdominal or retroperitoneal hemorrhage Diffuse ± ± + + N
  • ↓ Hb
  • ↓ Hct
  • CT scan
Disease Abdominal Pain Fever Rigors and chills Nausea or vomiting Jaundice Constipation Diarrhea Weight loss GI bleeding Hypo-

tension

Guarding Rebound Tenderness Bowel sounds Lab Findings Imaging Comments
Torsion of the cyst RLQ / LLQ + ± ± N
  • Ultrasound
  • Sudden onset & severe pain
Cyst rupture RLQ / LLQ + + ± ± N
  • Ultrasound
Ruptured ectopic pregnancy RLQ / LLQ + + + + N
  • Ultrasound
History of
  • Missed period
  • Vaginal bleeding
Pneumonia RUQ/LUQ + + + ± + Normal or hypoactive
  • ABGs
  • Leukocytosis
  • Pancytopenia
  • CXR
  • CT chest
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Shortness of breath
  • Cough
Myocardial Infarction Epigastric ± + Positive in cardiogenic shock N ECG

Echocardiogram

  • Wall motion abnormality
  • Wall rupture
  • Septal rupture
  • Chest pain, tightness, diaphoresis

Complications: