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| | Peritonitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Patients with peritonitis are frequently in great pain and may present in the fetal position with knees drawn up (this position reduces tension on abdominal muscles by compressing them). | | | Perforation may result as a complication of an intestinal foreign body, colonic diverticulum, or a ruptured appendix, a possible consequence of untreated acute appendicitis. | | | Since movement is painful, the abdomen is usually tender, and these patients may hold very still. |
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| | Peritonitis- Health Encyclopedia and Reference |
| | Peritonitis is a medical emergency: the muscles within the walls of the intestine become paralyzed and the forward movement of intestinal contents stops (ileus). | | | Diagnosis is based upon a clinical history compatible with peritonitis, and an exam in which the abdomen is tender to touch. | | | You should promptly seek professional medical care if you have any concern about your health, and you should always consult your physician before starting a fitness regimen. |
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| | Peritonitis from any cause is treated with antibiotics given through a needle in the vein, along with fluids to prevent dehydration. | | | There is no way to prevent peritonitis, since the diseases it accompanies are usually not under the voluntary control of an individual. | | | The usual sounds made by the active intestine and heard during examination with a stethoscope will be absent, because the intestine usually stops functioning. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Peritonitis |
| | Calling your health care provider Return to top | | | Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease include: | | | Before peritonitis develops, the abscess may still cause symptoms similar or identical to peritonitis. |
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| | peritonitis - Columbia Encyclopedia article about peritonitis |
| | peritonitis (pĕr'ĭtənī`tĭs), acute or chronic inflammation of the peritoneum peritoneum (pĕrətənē`əm), multilayered membrane which lines the abdominal cavity, and supports and covers the organs within it. | | | It is caused by invasion of bacterial agents or irritant foreign matter during rupture of an internal organ, by spreading infection from the female genital tract, by penetrating injuries of the abdominal wall, by dissemination of infections through the blood and lymphatic channels, or by accidental pollution during surgery. | | | "No," he answered, "it is an attack of peritonitis, which will be fatal, but which does not differ physically from many other cases that have come under my observation. |
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| | peritonitis - OneLook Dictionary Search |
| | This is a OneLook Word of the Day, which means it might be in the news. | | | Peritonitis, peritonitis : Technical and Popular Medical Terms [home, info] | | | peritonitis : Dictionary of Cancer Terms [home, info] |
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