Bulging abdominal veins
Bulging abdominal veins: Introduction
Bulging abdominal veins: Bulging or protruding abdominal veins.
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Causes of Bulging abdominal veins:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Bulging abdominal veins.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Bruits
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Abdominal Pain
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Abdominal pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Bruits
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Abdominal Pain
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Bruits
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Bulging abdominal veins: Self Assessment Tools
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Bulging abdominal veins: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Bulging abdominal veins
Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss,
there are varying degrees of severity.
It is altogether too common for...read more »
Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also
many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder.
Some of the conditions which may...read more »
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over-diagnosed, whereas other
causes that...read more »
Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations
and rapid heartbeat.
In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be fatal.
It should be considered for...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut,...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off...read more »
Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed,
leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed.
People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack,
whereas there are...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In fact, it's more likely to be an infectious diarrheal illness (i.e. ...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it can, of course, also fail to be diagnosed with fatal effect).
One of...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue
with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure.
The "cuff" around the arm to measure blood...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety...read more »
Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often
misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children.
Some of the symptoms of hypertension that can...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer,...read more »
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Diagnostic tests for Bulging abdominal veins:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Bulging abdominal veins. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Examine the prominent veins on the abdominal wall
- Determine the direction of blood flow through the prominent veins both above and below the navel (i.e. by occluding the vein with the finger and emptying the blood from the vein below the occluding finger. Remove the second finger and if the vein refills, flow is occurring towards the occluding finger. If direction of flow is away from the navel both above and below the navel it suggests severe portal hypertension. If direction of flow is upwards towards the heart both above and below the navel it suggests inferior vena cava obstruction (blockage of the main vein that collects blood from the legs and empties into right side of heart) usually due to a tumor or thrombosis (clot within the vein)
- Examine for other signs of portal hypertension e.g. enlarged spleen, hemorrhoids, ascites (accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity); and also examine for signs of possible causes of portal hypertension such as liver disease, chronic cardiac failure, constrictive pericarditis, lymphoma , leukemia
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Bulging abdominal veins.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- Past medical history? - jaundice ( may suggest cirrhosis of liver as cause of portal hypertension), rheumatic heart disease (may suggest chronic heart failure as cause of portal hypertension), pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis ( may indicate clotting tendency and thus suggest a possible cause of portal hypertension or inferior vena caval obstruction).
- Medications? - e.g. oral contraceptive pill may cause Budd-Chiari Syndrome which is a cause of portal hypertension.
- Alcohol history? - will give information about likelihood of liver disease and consequent portal hypertension.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Bulging abdominal veins) may include:
- Abdominal swelling or distention? - may suggest ascites (accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity) which can occur with either portal hypertension or inferior vena caval obstruction.
- Abdominal pain? - can get a stretching sensation from abdominal distention of ascites; or localized pain from congested liver, large spleen or bowel cancer.
- Indigestion? - may be due to tense abdominal ascites or abdominal tumor.
- Breathing difficulties? - may be due to pressure on lungs from ascites fluid.
- Change in bowel habit? - may suggest a bowel or other cancer which could be obstructing the inferior vena cava.
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Bulging abdominal veins
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Detailed list of causes of Bulging abdominal veins
The list below shows some of the causes of Bulging abdominal veins mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Bulging abdominal veins?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Bulging abdominal veins.
Of the 11
causes of Bulging abdominal veins that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 3
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 11
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Bulging abdominal veins
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Bulging abdominal veins?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Bulging abdominal veins, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Bulging abdominal veins:
Medical Conditions associated with Bulging abdominal veins:
Bulging veins (1 cause), Vein symptoms (42 causes), Blood vessel symptoms (136 causes)
Symptoms related to Bulging abdominal veins:
Bulging veins (1 cause), Abdominal mass (83 causes), Abdominal swelling (425 causes), Ascites (69 causes), Abdominal distention (50 causes), Caput medusae (1 cause), Acute pancreatitis (1 cause), Cirrhosis of the liver, Ovarian cyst (4 causes), Kidney tumor, Kidney cancer
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