Abdominal pain, generalized

DDx

Don’t miss

• Urinary tract infection test
• Intestinal ischemia
• Peritonitis
• Intestinal obstruction
• Perforated viscus
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm

DDX

• Gastritis
• Gastroenteritis
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Pancreatitis
• Peritonitis
• Intestinal ischemia
• Constipation
• Urinary tract infection
• Intestinal obstruction
• Perforated viscus, eg, peptic ulcer, appendix, gallbladder, diverticulitis
• Physical or sexual abuse
• Abdominal abscess
• Ruptured ectopic pregnancy
• Ruptured spleen
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Hypercalcemia
• Uremia
• Parasitic infection, eg, Giardia, Strongyloides, Ascaris, tapeworms
• Adrenal insufficiency
• Lead poisoning
• Iron toxicity
• Polyarteritis nodosa
• Henoch-Schönlein purpura
• Porphyria, eg, acute intermittent porphyria
• Familial Mediterranean fever
• Black widow spider bite

See related DDx

• Abdominal pain