Peritoneum Flashcards
1
Q
Blumberg sign
A
Clinical sign in which pain upon removal of pressure rather than application of pressure.
= Rebound tenderness
Indicative of peritonitis
2
Q
Most common organism causing peritonitis
A
E.coli
3
Q
What are extra and intra peritoneal spaces
A
4 IP and 3 EP spaces
IP - R.ant ,R.post ,L.ant ,L.post
EP - R and L perinephric , Bare area of liver
4
Q
Hoover’s sign
A
Scoliosis to the side of subphrenic abscess .
Due to the inward movt of lower rib cage as the abscess push the hemidiaphragm up into dome of greater curvature.
5
Q
Tillaux’s triad
A
Tillaux’s = MC - Mesenteric cyst [ mesenteritillaux ]
Triad
Soft smooth swelling of umbilicus region
Freely mobile perpendicular to mesentery
Zone of resonance all around
