Abdominal emergencies — Flashcards

Cholecystitis can cause _____ formation with the GI tract, resulting in air in the biliary tree (pneumobilia)

Volvulus of the _____ is more common in young adults

Will a patient with a retrocecally oriented appendix typically develop significant shifting of pain to McBurney's point?_____

Meckel diverticulum is associated with the "rule of _____"

What type of kidney stone commonly requires surgical removal due to its size?_____

Appendicitis may lead to rupture, resulting in peritonitis with guarding and _____ on physical exam

_____ may present as a palpable, pulsatile abdominal mass that grows with time

Diverticulitis may lead to a _____, which presents with pneumaturia (e.g. air or stool in the urine)

Which type of hemorrhoid is NOT painful? _____

_____ of an anterior duodenal ulcer is characterized by free air under the diaphragm (pneumoperitoneum)