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Peritonitis

Peritonitis is inflammation of the localized or generalized peritoneum, the lining of the inner wall of the abdomen and covering of the abdominal organs. Symptoms may include severe pain, swelling of the abdomen, fever, or weight loss. One part or the entire abdomen may be tender. Complications may include shock and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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Causes
Perforation of the intestinal tract, pancreatitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, cirrhosis, ruptured appendix
Complications
Sepsis (sepsis is likely if not quickly treated), shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome
Diagnostic method
Examination, blood tests, medical imaging
Frequency
Relatively common
Other names
Surgical abdomen, acute abdomen
Pronunciation
/pɛrɪtəˈnaɪtɪs/

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Peritonitis

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Triples90
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Infection · 22
Peritonitis → Again, Bacteroides, Boerhaave, Candida, Disruption, Escherichia, Examples, Faecal, Gram-negative, IBD, In, Intra-peritoneal, It, Meckel, Other, Pelvic, Perforation, SBP, Spontaneous, Staphylococcus
has treatment · 13
Peritonitis → Antibiotics, Beta-lactams, Carbapenems, Depending, Empiric, Gram-negative, Gram-negatives, Gram-positive, Gram-positives, Out, Surgery, The, Tigecycline
related to Diagnosis · 12
Peritonitis → Abdominal X-rays, CAT, Computed, CT, Gram, If, In, Leukocytosis, More, Rigidity, The, X-rays
related to Non-infection · 7
Peritonitis → However, Leakage, Mediterranean, Much, Sterile, TNF, While
related to Pathology · 5
Peritonitis → In, Inflammation, It, Later, The
related to Abdominal pain · 4
Peritonitis → Blumberg's, In, Rigidity, The
related to Complications · 3
Peritonitis → Complicated, Sepsis, Sequestration
is a · 2
Peritonitis → example of an acute abdomen, example of an acute abdomen.Other symptomsDiffuse abdominal rigidity
related to Etymology · 2
Peritonitis → Greek, The
related to Prognosis · 2
Peritonitis → If, The

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may include abdomen abdominal surgery peritoneum peritoneal pain perforation causes blood antibiotics treatment also people ascites generalized acute inflammatory disease

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PeritonitisCausesPerforation of the intestinal tract, pancreatitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, cirrhosis, ruptured appendix1.00infobox
PeritonitisComplicationsSepsis (sepsis is likely if not quickly treated), shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome1.00infobox
PeritonitisDiagnostic methodExamination, blood tests, medical imaging1.00infobox
PeritonitisFrequencyRelatively common1.00infobox
PeritonitisOther namesSurgical abdomen, acute abdomen1.00infobox
PeritonitisPronunciation/pɛrɪtəˈnaɪtɪs/1.00infobox
PeritonitisRisk factorsAscites, peritoneal dialysis1.00infobox
PeritonitisSpecialtyEmergency medicine, general surgery1.00infobox
PeritonitisSymptomsSevere pain, swelling of the abdomen, fever1.00infobox
PeritonitisTreatmentAntibiotics, intravenous fluids, pain medication, surgery1.00infobox
PeritonitisTypesPrimary, secondary, tertiary, generalized, localized1.00infobox
PeritonitisUsual onsetSudden1.00infobox
Peritonitisis aexample of an acute abdomen.Other symptomsDiffuse abdominal rigidity0.90text
Peritonitisis aexample of an acute abdomen0.90text

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