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1
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Visceral Pain

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Dull, poorly localized pain that originates in the walls of hollow organs.

2
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Peritonitis

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Inflammation of the peritoneum, which lines the abdominal cavity

3
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Somatic pain

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Sharp, localized pain that originates in walls of the body such as skeletal muscles.

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Referred pain

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Pain that originates in a region other than where it is felt.

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Cullen’s Sign

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Ecchymosis in the periumbilical area

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Grey Turner’s Sign

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Acchymosis in the flank

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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

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Bleeding within the gastrointestinal tract proximal to the ligament of Treitz

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Ligament of Treitz

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Ligament that supports the duodenojejunal junction.

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Mallord-Weiss tear

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Esophageal laceration, usually secondary to vomiting.

10
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Sengstaken-Blakemore tube

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Three-lumen tube used in treating esophageal bleeding

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Portal

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Pertaining to the flow of blood into the liver

12
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Cirrhosis

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Degenerative disease of the liver

13
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Acute Gastroenteritis

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Sudden onset of inflammation of the stomach and intestines

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Chronic Gastroenteritis

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Non-acute inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa

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Peptic Ulcer

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Erosion caused by gastric acid.

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Zollinger-Ellison syndrom

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Condition that causes the stomach to secrete excessive amounts of hydrochloric acid and pepsin.

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Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

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Bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract distal to the ligament of Treitz.

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Pancolitis

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Ulcerative colitis spread throughout the entire colon

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Procitis

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Ulcerative colitis limited to the rectum

20
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Colic

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Acute pain associated with cramping and spasms in the abdominal organs

21
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Diverticulitis

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Inflammation of diverticula

22
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Diverticulosis

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Presence of diverticula, with or without associated bleeding

23
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Diverticula

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Small outpouchings in the mucosal lining of the intestinal tract.

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Hemorrhoid

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Small mass of swollen veins in the anus or rectum

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Bowel obstruction

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Blockage of the hollow space within the intestines

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Hernia

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Protrusion of an organ through its protective sheath.

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Intussusception

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Condition that occurs when part of an intestine slips into the part just distal to itself.

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Adhesion

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Union of normally separate tissue surface by a fibrous band of new tissue

29
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Volvulus

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Twisting of the intestine on itself

30
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Infarction

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Are of dead tissue caused by lack of blood.

31
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Appendicitis

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Inflammation of the vermiform appendix at the juncture of the large and small intestines.

32
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McBurney’s point

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Common site of pain appendicitis, 1-2 inches above the anterior iliac crest in a direct line with the umbilicus.

33
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Murphy’s Sign

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Pain cause when an inflamed gallbladder is palpated by pressing under the right costal margin.