HAP1: Abdominal Pain

The trainee will be able to assess a patient presenting with abdominal pain to produce a valid differential diagnosis, investigate appropriately, and formulate and implement a management plan.

 
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Lightning Learning: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Lightning Learning: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic condition resulting in inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, the results of which can be life-threatening.

Lightning Learning: Clostridium Difficile
Lightning Learning: Clostridium Difficile

Regular gut bacteria normally keep C. difficile in check. However, antibiotic use can disrupt this balance, leading to the bacteria multiplying and producing a toxin.

Lightning Learning: Intestinal Ischaemia
Lightning Learning: Intestinal Ischaemia

Intestinal ischaemia presents as poorly localised abdominal pain and is the result of decreased blood flow to the GI tract.

Lightning Learning: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Lightning Learning: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

AAA is the enlargement of the aortic diameter >1.5 times normal and often an incidental finding. But there's an 85-99% mortality rate!

Lightning Learning: Ectopic Pregnancy
Lightning Learning: Ectopic Pregnancy

An ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilised egg implants and begins developing outside the uterus, affecting 1-in-80 pregnancies.

#SimBlog: Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy #2
#SimBlog: Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy #2

A 21-year-old female presenting with sudden onset right iliac fossa pain 6 hours ago. She's had 2 episodes of vomiting since the onset of pain.

#SimBlog: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
#SimBlog: Diabetic Ketoacidosis

21-year-old male with abdominal pain and vomiting for 48 hours.

 

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