[Verified Answer]: Medical causes of acute abdomen

Medical causes of acute abdomen. 1. a Malaria b. Myocardial infarction Sigmoid colon volvulus d. Sickle cell anaemia c. Porphyria 2. Investigations in a patient with acute abdomen include a. Check for presence of urine sugar b. TSH, T3 and T4 A chest x-ray is not necessary d Serum amylase may be helpful in diagnosis . Barrium meal is mandatory to rule out peptic ulcer disease 3. Complications of colostomy include a. Bleeding b. Diarrhoea c. Prolapse d. Retraction e. Parastomal hernia 4. Types of colostomy a Spectacle colostomy b. Double barrel colostomy c. lleostomy d. Gastrostomy e. Pharyngosotmy