Saturday, July 9, 2011

ABDOMINAL PAIN(CHILD)

Cholecystitis:(unlikely in children) Gallstones, Fever, right upper abdomi-
                       nal pain, sometimes pain in right shoulder, nausea,vomiting, chills, sometimes jaundice,dark
                        urine



Pancreatitis:(unlikely in children) Inflammation of the pancreas,the organ that produces insulin,glucose regulating hormone,associated with gall stones. Pain in the upper abdomen,sometimes in  the back,nausea, vomiting sometimes weakness and rapid heart rate
                                             

Ulcerative colitis: Inflammation of the rectum and colon. Low-grade fever (less than
 101 degrees F), some pain  in lower abdomen, blood may appear in stools,sometimes weight loss



Crohn’s disease:(unlikely in children) Inflammation of the entire gastrointestinal tract. Low-grade fever
                               less than 101 F,pain in the lower right part of the abdomen that is often relieved by
                               defecation of stools that are soft and not well formed

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