An elderly male with a history of ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease presented with abdominal pain and bloody stools. The likely diagnosis is acute mesenteric ischemia given his risk factors and symptoms. Acute mesenteric ischemia is most commonly caused by arterial thrombosis. A patient with similar symptoms and risk factors was diagnosed with acute mesenteric ischemia based on their abdominal pain, tenderness, distension, absent bowel sounds, and maroon colored stool.

1. MCQ
• An elderly male with history of IHD and cerebrovascular
disease presented with abdominal pain, and bloody stools,
likely diagnosis will be---3.80aaaII (AlIMS 97)
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Crohns
C. Acute mesentric ischaemia
D. Malignancy

2. MCQ
• An elderly male with history of IHD and cerebrovascular
disease presented with abdominal pain, and bloody stools,
likely diagnosis will be---3.80aaaII (AlIMS 97)
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Crohns
C. Acute mesentric ischaemia
D. Malignancy

3. MCQ
• Most common cause of acute mesenteric ischemia is:
A. Arterial thrombosis
B. Venous thrombosis
C. Embolism
D. Non occlusive disease

4. MCQ
• Most common cause of acute mesenteric ischemia is:
A. Arterial thrombosis
B. Venous thrombosis
C. Embolism
D. Non occlusive disease

5. MCQ
• Following are complaints of a pt. with h/o ischemic heart
disease, acute abdominal pain, tenderness, distension of
abdomen, absent bowel sound, maroon coloured blood in
stool. Diagnosis is ----aiims pgmee questions - dec., 1997 /
14.11
A. Mesentric ischemia
B. Colon carcinoma
C. Ulcerative colitis
D. Crohn's disease

6. MCQ
• Following are complaints of a pt. with h/o ischemic heart
disease, acute abdominal pain, tenderness, distension of
abdomen, absent bowel sound, maroon coloured blood in
stool. Diagnosis is ----aiims pgmee questions - dec., 1997 /
14.11
A. Mesentric ischemia
B. Colon carcinoma
C. Ulcerative colitis
D. Crohn's disease