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Which symptom may indicate a malignant obstruction of the bile ducts?
Which symptom may indicate a malignant obstruction of the bile ducts?
- Painful jaundice
- Abdominal pain
- Anorexia
- Painless jaundice (correct)
What should be considered in patients with symptoms and abdominal pain and tenderness?
What should be considered in patients with symptoms and abdominal pain and tenderness?
- Relief of pain by vomiting
- Polyp, which may indicate cancer and needs biopsy
- Ischemia, which requires urgent cross-sectional imaging and surgical consultation (correct)
- Infectious origin, as in hepatitis A and cholangitis
What does the knowledge of where the viscera are positioned in the abdominal cavity help with?
What does the knowledge of where the viscera are positioned in the abdominal cavity help with?
- Providing insight into the differential diagnosis
- Determining the cause of pain migration
- Narrowing the differential diagnosis to the potential affected organs (correct)
- Determining the underlying pathophysiologic process of the patient's pain
What may provide insight into the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain?
What may provide insight into the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain?
Which type of pain is typically nonspecific and difficult to localize?
Which type of pain is typically nonspecific and difficult to localize?
What type of pain originates from inflammation of the parietal peritoneum and is usually more severe than visceral pain?
What type of pain originates from inflammation of the parietal peritoneum and is usually more severe than visceral pain?
In which condition should palpation not be performed to avoid complications?
In which condition should palpation not be performed to avoid complications?
What is associated with projectile vomiting?
What is associated with projectile vomiting?
Which condition may cause painful swallowing (odynophagia)?
Which condition may cause painful swallowing (odynophagia)?
What should be considered if there is chronic pain in the quadrants of the lower abdomen?
What should be considered if there is chronic pain in the quadrants of the lower abdomen?
What does jaundice (icterus) indicate?
What does jaundice (icterus) indicate?
Which type of jaundice occurs from obstruction of the extrahepatic bile ducts?
Which type of jaundice occurs from obstruction of the extrahepatic bile ducts?
What happens to the stools when excretion of bile into the intestine is completely obstructed?
What happens to the stools when excretion of bile into the intestine is completely obstructed?
What is the diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?
What is the diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?
What type of pain is typically felt in more distant sites than the disordered structures?
What type of pain is typically felt in more distant sites than the disordered structures?
What may cause pain referred to the right posterior thorax or the right scapular region?
What may cause pain referred to the right posterior thorax or the right scapular region?
Which condition should be suspected if there is chronic pain in the quadrants of the lower abdomen and a palpable mass is present?
Which condition should be suspected if there is chronic pain in the quadrants of the lower abdomen and a palpable mass is present?
What type of pain originates from inflammation of the parietal peritoneum and is usually more severe than visceral pain?
What type of pain originates from inflammation of the parietal peritoneum and is usually more severe than visceral pain?
What is the diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?
What is the diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?
What does jaundice (icterus) indicate?
What does jaundice (icterus) indicate?
What type of jaundice occurs from obstruction of the extrahepatic bile ducts?
What type of jaundice occurs from obstruction of the extrahepatic bile ducts?
What may cause pain referred to the right posterior thorax or the right scapular region?
What may cause pain referred to the right posterior thorax or the right scapular region?
What is associated with projectile vomiting?
What is associated with projectile vomiting?
Which type of pain is typically nonspecific and difficult to localize?
Which type of pain is typically nonspecific and difficult to localize?
What happens to the stools when excretion of bile into the intestine is completely obstructed?
What happens to the stools when excretion of bile into the intestine is completely obstructed?
What does the knowledge of where the viscera are positioned in the abdominal cavity help with?
What does the knowledge of where the viscera are positioned in the abdominal cavity help with?
In which condition should palpation not be performed to avoid complications?
In which condition should palpation not be performed to avoid complications?
What type of pain may indicate an emergent cause and require urgent cross-sectional imaging and surgical consultation?
What type of pain may indicate an emergent cause and require urgent cross-sectional imaging and surgical consultation?
What may provide insight into the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain?
What may provide insight into the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain?
What does the knowledge of where the viscera are positioned in the abdominal cavity help with?
What does the knowledge of where the viscera are positioned in the abdominal cavity help with?
What type of pain originates from inflammation of the parietal peritoneum and is usually more severe than visceral pain?
What type of pain originates from inflammation of the parietal peritoneum and is usually more severe than visceral pain?
What happens to the stools when excretion of bile into the intestine is completely obstructed?
What happens to the stools when excretion of bile into the intestine is completely obstructed?
What type of jaundice occurs from obstruction of the extrahepatic bile ducts?
What type of jaundice occurs from obstruction of the extrahepatic bile ducts?
What should be considered if there is chronic pain in the quadrants of the lower abdomen?
What should be considered if there is chronic pain in the quadrants of the lower abdomen?
What is associated with projectile vomiting?
What is associated with projectile vomiting?
Which symptom may indicate a malignant obstruction of the bile ducts?
Which symptom may indicate a malignant obstruction of the bile ducts?
What should be considered in patients with symptoms and abdominal pain and tenderness?
What should be considered in patients with symptoms and abdominal pain and tenderness?
What may cause pain referred to the right posterior thorax or the right scapular region?
What may cause pain referred to the right posterior thorax or the right scapular region?
What type of pain is typically felt in more distant sites than the disordered structures?
What type of pain is typically felt in more distant sites than the disordered structures?
