Acute Abdomen in Non-surgical Disorders

The “Acute Abdomen ” is medical slang for sudden abdominal symptom consisting for the most part of pain, vomiting, constipation and changes in genitourinary function. The correct interpretation of acute abdomen is challenging, which requires immediate attention and prompt action, as many of the conditions producing acute abdomen are potentially lethal. Few other conditions demand such precise judgment as diagnosis of acute abdomen. Very often the onset of a catastrophic event may be preceded only by subtlest of the symptom or sign, which requires meticulously executed detailed history and physical examination. The diagnosis of “Acute or Surgical Abdomen ” may not be correct as the term is misleading and very often encountered error in judgment. The most obvious of “Acute Abdomens ” ma