Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen

The principles of diagnosis in acute abdominal disease; method of diagnosis - the history; - the examination of the patient; - groupings of symptoms; laboratory and radiologic tests; appendicitis; the differential diagnosis of appendicitis; perforation of a gastric or duodenal ulcer; acute pancreatitis; cholecystitis and other causes of acute pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen; acute abdominal lesions arising in the left hypochoncrium; the colics; acute intestinal obstructions; intussusception and other causes of obstruction; the early diagnosis of strangulated and obstructed hernias; acute abdominal symptoms due to vascular lesions; acute abdominal symptoms in women; early ectopic gestation; acute abdominal disease with genitourinary symptoms; the diagnosis of acute peritonitis; the early diagnosis of abdominal injuries; the postoperative abdomen; the acute abdomen in the tropics; diseases which may simulate the acute abdomen; acute abdominal pain in the immunocompromised patient.