MNEMONICS FOR ACUTE ABDOMINAL PAIN

"BAD GUT PAIN" B - Bowel obstructionA - Appendicitis, Adenitis (mesenteric)D Diverticulitis, Diabetic Ketoacidosis/Dysentary/Diarrhea Drug withdrawal

G Gastroenteritis, Gall bladder disease/stones/obstruction/infectionU - Urinary tract obstruction (stone)infection (pyelo/cystitis) T - Testicular Torsion/Toxin - Lead, black widow spider bite

P - Pneumonia/Pleurisy/Pancreatitis Perforated bowel/ulcer PorphyuriaA - Abdominal aneurysm IN - Infarcted bowel/Infarcted myocardium (AMI) Incarcerated hernia Inflammatory bowel diseaseS - Splenic rupture/infarction Sickle cell pain crisis /sequestration crisis