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What are the 2 different types of abdominal painjQuery1101020528961411027258_1486780734149
Parietal pain
Visceral pain
Describe viseral pain?
It's dull pain that's difficult to localize. Usually have nausea and vomiting.
May indicate organ injury
Describe parietal pain
Severe localized pain usually sharp and constant. Usually curl up with knees to the chest. Sometimes can breathe very shallow because of the pain
signs and symptoms of appendicitis jQuery110102113149540379734_1486781336456
Right lower quadrant pain.
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite and fever.
Signs and symptoms of peritonitis
Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea and fever
Signs and symptoms of cholecystitis ??
Right upper quadrant pain
Refereed pain to the shoulder(kher)
Increased pain at night. And more pain after eating fatty foods.
Signs and symptoms of diverticulitis?
Small pouches of feces along intestinal wall.
Usually pain to the left lower Quadrant. Nausea and vomiting and weakness. Fever.
Signs and symptoms of a GI bleed?
Upper gi bleeds usually happens due to ulcers and lower gi bleeds are due to diverticulitis
Hematoemisis and hematochezia. As well as dark tarry stools.
Signs and symptoms of ulcers?
Open wounds along the digestive tract.
Normally would have pain in the upper left quadrant with nausea vomiting.
Signs and symptoms of abdominal aortic aneurysm?
Tearing back pain. Possible pulsating abdominal mass
Author
hughes7
ID
328325
Card Set
NREMT - AEMT MEDICAL
Description
Medical/abdominal/cardiac etc
Updated
2017-02-11T04:01:52Z
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