The first thing you have to remember anyone pain, wherever it happened - it is a serious sign of problems in the body. And it can not be ignored. And if we talk specifically about the left upper quadrant, then there may be sick:
- gastric edge (left-hand side);
- pancreatic edge (again left);
- spleen;
- heart;
- and the small intestine.
There is also all sorts of ligaments and blood vessels, which can also happen the problem. Furthermore, it is in the left upper quadrant pain may be given for kidney and colon.
How to establish the exact cause of the pain?
Only after passing inspection! However, the most important feature, which allows to establish that and why bother, is the nature of pain. For example:
1.Acute sharp pain (From which the person may even lose consciousness) begins suddenly in the left hypochondrium, testifies:
- rib fractures and other mechanical damage;
- rupture of the spleen;
- perforation of stomach ulcers;
- rupture of kidney / renal or its / their severe inflammation;
- an attack of pancreatitis;
- volvulus, or their perforation.
2. Dull ache It speaks of gastritis, pancreatitis or ulcer. Simultaneously with it often have nausea and vomiting, weakness, intestinal spasms. Drawing pain cause infections with dedication in the back - the problem with the spleen.
3. Throbbing pain with fever, Possible swelling of the legs and sweating - another symptom of acute pancreatitis.
4. Stabbing sharp pain on inspiration - flag nerve entrapment thorax (intercostal neuralgia).
If there is inflammation of the kidneys, severe pain in the abdomen will give. The pain in the back that's "shoot" gynecological problems, including oncological nature. Pain syndrome is always accompanied by heart attacks (immediately will feel dry mouth and rapid pulse), coronary artery disease, as well as PIS.
In general, pain is never "just a pain." And it is not enough just to stop it with the help of medication. It is necessary to understand what kind of pain and why it happened? And then treat the cause rather than the symptom / symptoms as a result.
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