CH. 36 ABDOMINAL AND GENITOURINARY TRAUMA Flashcards
injury resulting from compression or deceleration forces, potentially crushing an organ or causing it to rupture
blunt trauma
an injury in which there is soft tissue damage inside the body, but the skin remains intact
closed abdominal injury
displacement of an organ outside the body
evisceration
blood in the urine
hematuria
the presence of extravasated blood in the peritoneal cavity
hemoperitoneum
left shoulder pain that may indicate a ruptured spleen
kehr sign
a membranous double fold of tissue in the abdomen that attaches various organs to the body wall
mesentery
an injury in which there is a break in the surface of the skin or mucous membrane, exposing deeper tissue to potential contamination
open abdominal injury
an injury in which the skin is broken; direct contact results in laceration of the structure
penetrating trauma
the area in the abdomen encased in the peritoneum and which consists of an upper and lower part
peritoneal space
a membrane in the abdomen encasing the liver, spleen, diaphragm, stomach, and transverse colon
peritoneum
inflammation of the peritoneum that results from either blood or hollow organ contents spilling into the abdominal cavity
peritonitis
pertaining to the area around the umbilicus
periumbilical
a circumferential muscle at the end of the stomach that act as a valve between the stomach and duodenum
pylorus
the area in the abdomen containing the aorta, vena cava, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, and portion of the duodenum and large intestine
retroperitoneal space
