💡 Clinical Pearl: Not All Abdominal Pain Starts in the Abdomen

Four diagnoses that mimic abdominal pathology:

• Testicular/ovarian torsion → lower abdominal pain
• Incarcerated hernia → abdominal pain + vomiting
• Inferior MI → epigastric pain
• Lower lobe pneumonia → referred abdominal pain

Always think beyond the abdomen. The source may be above or below.