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Gastroenterology · Pattern recognition
Acute abdomen · by region
6 findings. Cover the answers and work down the list — then flip it and predict the finding from the diagnosis.
RUQ pain, positive Murphy sign, normal LFTsAcute cholecystitis
RUQ pain + fever + jaundice (Charcot triad)Ascending cholangitis
Epigastric pain radiating to the back, raised amylaseAcute pancreatitis
Pain out of proportion, raised lactate, atrial fibrillationMesenteric ischaemia
RIF pain after central migrationAppendicitis
LIF pain with fever in an older patientDiverticulitis