Upper abdominal discomfort
Upper abdominal discomfort: Introduction
Upper abdominal discomfort: The occurrence of the sensation of discomfort which is located in the upper abdomen.
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- FLANK PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Flank pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Flank pain
- "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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- Flank pain
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Dyspepsia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Flank pain
- "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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- Dyspepsia
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Upper abdominal discomfort: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Upper abdominal discomfort
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,...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, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system contains a variety of ...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 not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also kill the "good" bacteria in the gut.
This...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...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain,...read more »
Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps,
particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes.
However, there are also various other causes.
See causes of leg cramps or misdiagnosis of diabetes....read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac...read more »
Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple...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...read more »
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Upper abdominal discomfort: Related Rare Diseases
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Medications or substances causing Upper abdominal discomfort:
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causes of Upper abdominal discomfort as a symptom.
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Detailed list of causes of Upper abdominal discomfort
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How Common are these Causes of Upper abdominal discomfort?
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Upper abdominal discomfort.
Of the 12
causes of Upper abdominal discomfort that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 1
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 2
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 10
causes have no prevalence information.
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Conditions listing symptoms: Upper abdominal discomfort:
The following list of conditions
have 'Upper abdominal discomfort' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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Acute Nonulcer dyspepsia
... upper abdominal discomfortC
Chronic Hepatitis
... upper abdominal discomfortG
Gastritis, familial giant hypertrophic
... upper abdominal discomfortS
Spleen neoplasm
... upper abdominal discomfortStomach cancer
... upper abdominal discomfort
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Causes of Upper abdominal discomfort Based on Risk Factors
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on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
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Medical Conditions associated with Upper abdominal discomfort:
Abdominal pain (2090 causes), Pain (5609 causes), Digestive symptoms (4367 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3099 causes), Common symptoms (7717 causes), Sensations (5876 causes), Nerve symptoms (6219 causes)
Symptoms related to Upper abdominal discomfort:
Lower abdominal pain (24 causes), Chest pain (785 causes), Stomach pain (28 causes), Intestinal pain, Abdominal distention (50 causes), Gastritis (6 causes), Epigastric hernia, Pancreatitis (19 causes), Pyloric stenosis, Gastric carcinoma, Liver abscess, Splenic infarct, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Hydatid cyst
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