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What is the diagnosis of a 43 yr old with a month history of ruq abdominal pain associated with fever nausea and vomiting temperature 102 heart rate 106 and respiration 22 with ruqmeg tenderness pain?
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∙ 15y ago
the patient's condition is made worse when she eats greasy food Cholelithiasis, biliary colic
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What are the symptoms of toxic megacolon?
Toxic megacolon has many symptoms associated with it. Some of these symptoms include abdominal pain, abdominal distention, abdominal tenderness, and fever.
How do you check for abdomenal rebound tenderness?
Abdominal rebound tenderness occurs when tissue when you touch the abdominal cavity has pain on the opposite side of the issue. A physician palpates the abdomen to check for rebound tenderness.
What is abdominal guarding?
Abdominal guarding is the involuntary contraction of the abdominal muscles in response to an examiner palpating the abdomen. It's a common response to abdominal tenderness.
Why is peritonitis acompanied by a great deal of pain?
Peritonitis is an inflammation of the peritoneum. The main manifestations of peritonitis are acute abdominal pain, abdominal tenderness, and abdominal guarding.
Why do you get a sharp shooting pain in the middle of your stomach when you press on it?
what vauses abdominal tenderness ?
What is rebound tenderness?
A sign of appendicitis, or some other abdominal affliction. It's an exam a doctor does to gauge abdominal pain/discomfort.
What does Autoimmune hemolytic anemia lead to?
Symptoms include fatigue and abdominal tenderness due to an enlarged spleen
Why do you get fevers after abdominal pain?
YOU CAN IF YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF ABDOMINAL INFECTION FEVER IS ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTION!!!!!!!!
What are the signs for ovulating?
There are many signs breast tenderness,bloating and mild abdominal pain are the most noticable signs.
Does your vital capacity decrease in pregnancy?
it decreases because of abdominal compression of organs due to displacement by the enlarged uterus which nullifies the abdominal respiration and downward movement of diaphragm to aid respiration is also decreased
What cavities are not associated with the urinary bladder?
abdominal cavity
What does rebound and guarding mean?
Abdominal rebound tenderness occurs when the examiner slowly pushes down on the abdomen, then releases the hand quickly, eliciting a painful reaction (due to the reaction of rebound tenderness, and indicating underlying infection/inflammation in the abdominal cavity). Guarding indicates the patient's muscular bracing/tension when palpation begins to occur by the examiner.
