Chapter 31- Abdominal and Genitourinary Injuries

Question 1

peritonitis

Answer 1

inflammation of the inside of the abdominal cavity

Question 2

symptoms of peritonitis

Answer 2

First signs:
Severe abdominal pain
Tenderness
Muscular spasm

Later:
Diminished or disappeared bowel sounds
nausea/vomiting
Distended and firm abdomen
Infections

Question 3

retroperitoneum

Answer 3

houses the kidneys, ureters, and urinary bladder

the majority of the pancreas is located here

Question 4

eviscerations

Answer 4

An open abdominal injury that goes through the skin and muscle layer and through the fascia or the interior covering of the abdomen