Question 214 · LEK · Acute abdomen
The diseases that can imitate the so called ”acute abdomen” include:
- A. diabetic ketoacidosis.
- B. food poisoning.
- C. pneumonia.
- D. pelvis minor organs inflammation.
- E. all the above.
Hint
Remember that metabolic, thoracic, infectious and gynaecological conditions can all produce abdominal pain and guarding.
The answer, the explanation and a note on every option are available once you log in. The account is free: topic tests, a mock exam, mistake review and statistics.
More questions on Surgery
- Which of the following statements is true about acetabular fractures?
- Which of the following statements is true about proximal femoral fractures?
- On admission to the A&E, a patient was diagnosed with sudden, severe, excruciating chest pain, located retrosternally, radiating to the…
- At doctor’s office a young male presents with the symptoms of sprained ankle with large hematoma, marked edema and acute pain, suggesting an injury…
- A 12-year-old girl came with her father to the GP office. She complains of vomiting, intensifying abdominal pain which focuses in the hypogastric…
- Which of the following features does not indicate the necessity for the surgical treatment of an umbilical hernia?