Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen.

Abstract

1. The principles of diagnosis in acute abdominal disease 2. Method of diagnosis: the history 3. Method of diagnosis: the examination of the patient 4. Method of diagnosis: the grouping of symptoms and signs 5. Laboratory and radiological tests 6. Appendicitis 7. The differential diagnosis of appendicitis 8. Perforation of a gastric or duodenal ulcer 9. Acute pancreatitis 10. Cholecystitis and other causes of acute pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen 11. Acute abdominal lesions arising in the left hypochondrium 12. The colics 13. Acute intestinal obstruction 14. Intussusception and other causes of obstruction 15. The early diagnosis of strangulated and obstructed hernias 16. Acute abdominal symptoms due to vascular lesions 17. Acute abdominal symptoms in women 18. Early ectopic gestation 19. Acute abdominal disease with genitourinary symptoms 20. The diagnosis of acute peritonitis 21. The early diagnosis of abdominal injuries 22. The postoperative abdomen 23. The acute abdomen in the tropics 24. Diseases that may simulate the acute abdomen 25. Acute abdominal pain in the immunocompromised patient 26. Abdominal catastrophes when sensation is impaired