ACUTE ABDOMEN

 Acute abdomen 

ACUTE ABDOMEN 

it is define as sudden onset of pain nausea and on/off fever is known as acute abdomen .

CAUSE 

inflammation

 • acute appendicitis 

 • acute pancreatitis

 • acute cholecystitis 

 • cholelithiasis

 • acute salpingitis 

Obstruction 

  • Renal stone 

  • ureteric stone 

  • tumor in lumen 

  • intestinal obstruction

Others 

  • Ectopic pregnancy

  • epididymis

  • torison of testis 

CLINICAL FEATURE

• Nausea vomiting

• abdominal pain 

• constipation diarhhea 

• fever 

• aneroxia

INVESTIGATION

 • USG 

 • urinary test 

 • CBC 

 • urine for pregnancy test 

TREATMENT

• Admission/ observation 

• NPO 

• IV line open 

• catheterization

• NG tube insertion 

• antispasmodic