Abdominal Emergencies
Abdominal Emergencies
Information Covered:
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Incidence
- Mortality/ morbidity
- Risk factors
- Prevention strategies
- Epidemiology
- General pathophysiology, assessment and management
- Pathophysiology of abdominal pain
- Bacterial contamination
- Chemical irritation
- Types of abdominal pain
- Assessment findings
- Focused historyManagement/ treatment plan
- Pathophysiology of abdominal pain
- Specific Injuries/ illness: causes, assessment findings and management for each condition
- Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
- Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
- Liver Diseases
- Hepatitis -- See infectious disease
- Cirrhosis
- Hepatic encephalopathy
- Infectious Disorders
- Pathophysiology
- Signs and symptoms
- Peritonitis
- Gastroenteritis
- Ulcerative Disorders
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn’s disease
- Cholecystitis and Biliary Tract Disorders
- Pancreatitis
- Appendicitis
- Diverticulitis
- Bowel obstruction
- Definition
- Small Bowel Obstruction
- Causes
- Pathophysiology
- Morbidity and mortality
- Signs and symptoms
- Prehospital management
- Large Bowel Obstruction
- Causes
- Pathophysiology
- Morbidity and mortality
- Signs and symptoms
- Prehospital management
- Hernias
- Rectal foreign body obstruction
- Pass from upper GI tract
- Introduced from anus
- Signs and symptoms
- Management
Content Creator: Joyce Lockwood
CAPCE Course Number: 20-EMTP-F3-1302
Total CE Hours: 1
Level: Basic
NJ Course Number: 1841363604370
EMT-CE uses the NEMSES guidelines as the foundation for every course outline.