Common Abdominal Pathologies Presentation PDF

Commen abdominal pathologies  Cirrhosis What is Cirrhosis? Cirrhosis of the liver is the condition in which healthy liver tissue finds itself getting replaced with scar tissue. This results in permanent damage to the liver. The occurrence of scar tissue stops your liver from wo...

Commen abdominal pathologies  Cirrhosis What is Cirrhosis? Cirrhosis of the liver is the condition in which healthy liver tissue finds itself getting replaced with scar tissue. This results in permanent damage to the liver. The occurrence of scar tissue stops your liver from working as it should. Life-.threatening is late-stage cirrhosis  Cirrhosis symptoms Appetite loss. Weakness and lethargy. Nausea. Fever. A rapid, unexpected loss of weight  Kidney Stones (Nephrolithiasis) What is kidney Stones? deposits formed from minerals and salts that crystallize in the kidneys. They can vary in size, ranging from tiny stones that pass unnoticed to large ones that can obstruct the urinary tract, causing significant.pain and complications  kidney stones (nephrolithiasis) Symptoms Severe, sharp pain in the back, side, or lower abdomen (renal colic). Hematuria (blood in the urine). Nausea and vomiting. Frequent or painful urination. Fever and chills (if infection is present).  Colorectal Cancer What is Colorectal Cancer? Colon (colorectal) cancer starts in your colon (large intestine), the long tube that helps carry digested food to your rectum and out of your body. Colon cancer develops from certain polyps or growths in the inner lining of your colon.  Colorectal Cancer Symptoms changes in bowel habits such as diarrhoea, constipation, or narrowing of the stool blood in the stool (rectal bleeding), either bright red or dark and tar-like abdominal cramps, pain or bloating that won’t go away unexplained weight loss that is sudden and losing weight without trying feeling constantly tired and lacking energy, even with enough rest iron deficiency anaemia due to chronic bleeding, causing fatigue, weakness and paleness  Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)? Inflammatory bowel disease is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine, with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis being the principal types. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Symptoms Bloody diarrhea. A bleeding rectum. The frequent urge to have bowel movements. Mucus that is passed with bowel movements. Abdominal cramps and pain. Thank you