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Summary Acute Abdomen

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ACUTE ABDOMEN

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Havard University

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Concise Textbook Of Surgery, 6/e

Acute abdomen is a condition that demands urgent attention and treatment. The acute abdomen may be caused by an infection, inflammation, vascular occlusion, or obstruction. The patient will usually present with sudden onset of abdominal pain with associated nausea or vomiting. Most patients with an...

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Book Title:Concise Textbook Of Surgery, 6/e

Author(s):Somen Das

Edition:2008
ISBN:9788190568128
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Havard University
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ACUTE ABDOMEN

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ACUTE ABDOMEN

, Objectives
• At the end of the session, student should be
able to:
– Describe the different types of pain in acute
abdomen
– Entail the differential diagnosis in acute abdomen
– Be conversant in history taking, physical
examination, investigating and managing a patient
with acute abdomen.

, Outline
• Introduction
• Types of pain
• Differential diagnosis of Acute abdomen
• History taking in Acute Abdomen
• Physical examination of Acute abdomen
• Investigations in Acute abdomen
• Peritonitis
• Intestinal obstruction

, Introduction
• Definition: Acute abdomen is abdominal pain less
than a week that needs admission to hospital,
which has not been previously investigated or
treated. Not by trauma.
• In surgery; acute pain with chief manifestations in
the abdominal area to which urgent exploration
may be necessary .
• Often requires surgical intervention immediately,
judgement or decision needs to be made.

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