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The Frequently Forgotten Pediatrics
Published in Christopher M. Hayre, William A. S. Cox, General Radiography, 2020
Indication for foreign body (FB) ingestion is common in pediatric emergency services. It may be organic or inorganic, sharp or blunt, and usually passes through the digestive system. However, rarely may present with acute abdomen symptoms due to perforation or even acute appendicitis. It mostly occurs with sharp objects, whereas blunt objects might cause inflammation in intestinal segments with abscess, especially in the appendix. An abdominal radiograph has its value in localizing most radiopage FB objects (Ayaz et al., 2018). However, interpretation of the image may pose challenges. CT is useful in detecting the exact location but regarding inflammation and perforation ultrasonography may also not be helpful, which is best outlined by Ayaz et al. (2018).
Gastrointestinal system
Published in David A Lisle, Imaging for Students, 2012
The clinical presentation of small bowel obstruction (SBO) may include abdominal pain and vomiting, progressing to acute abdomen with abdominal distension and tenderness. Causes of SBO in adults include:Adhesions due to previous surgery, trauma or infectionStrangulated herniaSmall bowel neoplasmGallstone ileus.
Response to Acts of Terrorism
Published in Robert A. Burke, Counter-Terrorism for Emergency Responders, 2017
Gas-containing sections of the gastrointestinal tract are most vulnerable to primary blast effect. This can cause immediate bowel perforation, hemorrhage (ranging from small petechiae to large hematomas), mesenteric shear injuries, solid organ lacerations, and testicular rupture. Blast abdominal injury should be suspected in anyone exposed to an explosion with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, hematemesis, rectal pain, tenesmus, testicular pain, unexplained hypovolemia, or any findings suggestive of an acute abdomen. Clinical findings may be absent until the onset of complications.
A novel fuzzy expert system design to assist with peptic ulcer disease diagnosis
Published in Cogent Engineering, 2021
Saeedreza Arab, Kianaz Rezaee, Ghazaleh Moghaddam
A portable, economic system has been created for cooling the brain as well. This system provides efficacy and safety in porcine models (Bakhsheshi et al., 2019). An endoscopy in medicine is a procedure where organs inside the body are looked at using an instrument called an endoscope (a flexible tube with a camera). The emergence of endoscopic imaging techniques allows access to novel developed computer-aided decision support systems (Liedlgruber & Uhl, 2011). A neural fuzzy-based evolutionary system has been proposed to diagnose acute abdominal pain without examining a specialist. The acute abdomen may be caused by a vascular occlusion, infection, inflammation or obstruction. The patient is asked by a computer-based diagnostic system as a multi-choice questionnaire. It can help user get accurate information about the diagnosis and treatment of acute pain, including appendicitis, pancreatitis, diverticulitis and obstructive bowel disease (Towell & Shavlik, 1994).